FedEx Ground is nonunion, and its drivers aren’t even employees. They’re “independent contractors,” and therein lies a racket.

He’s a nice guy, and the unions like him. But he doesn’t have much of an agenda and doesn’t seem to want one.

No, the gig economy isn’t taking over. Yes, employers use it to evade, illegally, their responsibilities for employees. Enter David Weil.

It’s about overtime pay, a crucial leg of the New Deal that’s vital to a robust middle class. And the business lobby—and maybe a certain West Virginia senator—are in the way.

The perils of openness in government