Liya Palagashvili is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason, and employment work--particularly gig workers--is her area of focus. She's read the Department of Labor's proposed rule on independent contractors, and she sees a lot of issues with it. Host John Kingston talks to her about it, as well as providing an update on diesel markets.\nDiscover an easier way of doing business with the J.B. Hunt 360\xb0\xae platform. Manage the entire shipping process from start to finish, all in one place. See what the power of the J.B. Hunt 360 platform can do for you at jbhunt.com/power.\nFollow Drilling Deep on Apple Podcasts\nFollow Drilling Deep on Spotify\nMore FreightWaves Podcasts\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices