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Judges and juries around the country are being asked to decide whether Uber and Lyft drivers and other participants in the “gig economy” are really independent contractors or just employees in disguise. But what if they’re something else altogether? Vince …

Alabama’s Labor Department agreed Thursday to work with the U.S. Department of Labor to crack down on businesses that classify people as independent contractors when they are really regular employees. Alabama Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald Washington and the U.S. Department of …