Amazon Is Boss of Subcontracted Drivers, Labor Board Prosecutors Say August 23, 2024 By Josh Eidelson Amazon.com Inc. was legally the boss of a group of subcontracted delivery drivers, US labor board prosecutors have concluded, rejecting...
Massachusetts Top Court Debates Challenges to Gig Worker Ballot Measures May 7, 2024 By Nate Raymond Massachusetts’s highest court on Monday weighed whether ballot proposals that would redefine the relationship between app-based companies like Uber Technologies...
Class Action Targets Grocery Delivery Firm for Alleged Unpaid Wages August 4, 2023 A delivery driver in Massachusetts has filed a proposed class action against a grocery delivery company and grocery chain for...
Uber-Backed Group to Reboot Gig-Worker Ballot Initiative in Massachusetts August 1, 2023 By Jackie Davalos and Josh Eidelson A coalition of gig economy giants plan to reboot a failed ballot initiative in Massachusetts in a renewed push to...
In 7-Eleven Case, Massachusetts High Court Rules Franchisees Can Be Employees March 25, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Franchisees in Massachusetts can be considered employees rather than independent contractors and thus be entitled to the state’s minimum wage,...
Judge Reinstates Trump Independent Contractor Rule Withdrawn by Biden March 23, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge in Texas has nixed the Biden Department of Labor’s withdrawal of a Trump administration rule governing whether...
Dutch Court Rules Uber Drivers Are Taxi Employees, Not Contractors September 13, 2021 By Anthony Deutsch and Toby Sterling Uber drivers are employees entitled to greater workers’ rights under local labor laws, a Dutch court ruled on Monday, handing...
Platforms’ Gig Worker Measure Moves Step Closer to Ballot in Massachusetts September 2, 2021 By Nate Raymond Massachusetts’ attorney general on Wednesday gave backers of a proposed ballot measure, which would define drivers for app-based companies like...
Unions Divided Over Big Gig Firms’ Lobbying for State Worker Laws, Benefits June 9, 2021 By Tina Bellon Uber and other gig economy companies are trying a new approach to ending their battles with unions, and getting ahead...