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    Op-ed / Commentary Research ● Employee Rights Act ERA PRO Act

    Employee Rights Act Would Protect Hardworking Latinos & Expand Freedom for All American Workers

    May 9, 2022 // The LIBRE Initiative supports the ERA and its efforts at protecting American workers from anti-choice legislation like the PRO Act and ensuring that they have the flexibility to succeed in today’s rapidly evolving economy.

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    Op-ed / Commentary ● PRO Act

    Opinion HOFFMAN: Freelancers Shouldn’t Be Regulated Out Of Existence

    March 8, 2022 // Moreover, there’s a disconnect between regulators’ and lawmakers’ perceptions of worker misclassification and reality. The truth is freelancers don’t want to be liberated from independent contracting and saved by labor unions. In fact, most flexible workers reject these assertions as misinformation.

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    Op-ed / Commentary ● Labor Unions

    An Easy Fix to IRS Tax Filing Delays: Don’t Pay IRS Employees to Abandon Their Posts in Lieu of Union Work

    January 24, 2022 // Ensuring that IRS employees spend tax-filing season doing their jobs rather than working for their union is a commonsense step in the right direction.

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