 independent contracting is more popular than ever more people want to be their own boss in their own entrepreneurs and beyond their own as well but the government is trying very hard for employers to classify these people not as independence but as employees now because of the chevron ruling i can guarantee you there will be lawsuits contesting that role from the department of labor so no longer is it up to the department labor to decide but now a judge will decide whether or not it's within the book department labor's purview