President Donald Trump is expected to sign a pair of executive orders Wednesday that would require agencies to seek public input before issuing regulations to protect small businesses and families.
Trump, who has made deregulation one of his top priorities, is acting on his promise to roll back such regulations on American firms and families.
The White House cited a 2015 blog post from the Labor Department that said independent contractors should be classified as employees. The post sparked confusion and raised costs for thousands of small businesses, according to"President Trump is returning control over the government to the American people," said Russ Vought, acting administrator of the White House Office of Management and Budget, in a statement.
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