a recent interview, Nellen said she hopes the discussion of the ways people work will spark reflection on how policy might be adapted to better serve both business models and workers’ lives and careers. More workers than before are opting to be “free agents,” and online connectivity enables them to do so from anywhere and perhaps even be “digital nomads” with no permanent home, Nellen pointed out. However, tax and employment laws still often assume workers are tethered to a traditional office or other fixed place of work.
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which largely governs employment practices, was already outmoded by at least a decade ago, as noted in a U.S. House of Representatives hearing in 2011.
