Gig Firms Know How to Fight to Save Their Business Model May 4, 2021 By Tina Bellon Uber, Lyft and other gig-economy companies face a new challenge from the Biden administration to their use of contract workers,...
Labor Department Eyes Simpler Rule for Classifying Independent Contractors September 23, 2020 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday said it would soon propose a rule that could make it easier to...
California Court Ruling Offers Way for Voters to Stave Off Shutdown of Uber, Lyft August 20, 2020 By Tina Bellon and Norma Geleana A California appeals court ruling on Thursday avoided a shutdown of ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft in the state, effectively...
Jobless Ranks May Be Inflated by Millions of Gig Workers November 16, 2018 By Katia Dmitrieva The hardest people to pin down in America’s labor market may be the gig workers: How many hours do they...
Uber Opposes Employee Status But Offers Its Freelance Drivers Retirement App August 25, 2016 By Julie Verhage They may not have a 401(k) plan, but drivers working through Uber Technologies Inc.’s platform will soon be able to...
How Gig Economy Is Using Private Arbitration to Win on Labor Classification June 6, 2016 By Joel Rosenblat Sharing economy workers’ best shot at suing to rewrite the rules of their employment may soon pass them by. As...