Pat Shortridge of The Majority Project has exposed another big whopper of a bill that is aimed at further insulating the DFL’s union base from any free market and honest competition.

In a move that will further destroy jobs and deepen Minnesota’s economic slump, DFLers in the Minnesota House and Senate are moving a bill that will decrease the take home pay of hard working independent contractors in Minnesota’s trucking industry. Despite the good faith efforts to “fix” the bill, the final product proves the old adage “there’s no right way to do the wrong thing.”
By saddling MN employers with burdensome new regulations and subjecting them to litigation and government harassment while removing the certainty that employers rely on, HF 3296 will all but eliminate the ability of many Minnesotans to work as independent contractors in important parts of the trucking industry.
Independent contractors work on their terms. If a driver needs to be home at 3:15 to meet the bus, she can do that as an independent contractor. If a driver has a sick child and needs to take time in the morning to provide care, he can do that without fear of being written up for punching in late. Need a Friday off? It’s your choice.
In addition to work hour flexibility, a motivated driver can earn significantly more, two or three times more, than a standard hourly driver. Yet, despite all human experience, some politicians just don’t get that when a person is allowed to reap the benefits of their work effort, they are happier and more motivated.

Read the rest then Take Action to stop the bill here.

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