NM state representative leads national coalition against U.S. Department of Labor proposal

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 393

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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New Mexico state Rep. Eleanor Chávez (D-Albuquerque) late last week announced that she led more than 100 state lawmakers from nearly two dozen states in co-signing a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor to oppose a proposal that critics say would reclassify hundreds of thousands of Americans as contractors rather than employees.

The Labor Department in February announced a proposal to modify the rule that governs whether workers are classified as employees or …

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