Not All Workers Have Same Options for Avoiding Virus March 13, 2020 By Kelvin Chan and Mae Anderson A barber in Beijing is supporting his wife and child by charging food and other expenses to a credit card...
Hemp and CBD Remain Risky Businesses in Uncertain Legal and Gig Climate October 30, 2019 By Katherine Chiglinsky and Craig Giammona Executives at Kirby Co.’s home office noticed an odd trend: Its door-to-door vacuum-cleaner salespeople were increasingly involved in the same...
Paying Gig Workers Emerges as ‘Getaround’ Tactic to Defeat Employee Lawsuits July 2, 2019 By Ellen Huet The perennial issue in the gig economy is whether workers should be classified as employees. Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc....
Hanover Offers Agents Small Business Platform Using CoverWallet Technology April 17, 2019 The Hanover Insurance Group is debuting a digital platform to help independent agents acquire new small business customers including freelancers,...
EU Parliament Approves Law Establishing Basic Rights for Gig Workers April 16, 2019 By Foo Yun Chee The European Parliament on Tuesday approved a law setting minimum rights for workers in the “gig economy,” a move that...
U.K. Food Delivery Service Riders Lose Employment Rights Bid December 5, 2018 By Kaye Wiggins A trade union lost a U.K. court bid for the right to lobby Deliveroo over pay and conditions on behalf...
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...
Sizing Up the Gig Economy June 14, 2018 By Christopher Rugaber Look around, and it seems more Americans are working outside traditional full-time jobs — whether as freelance graphic designers or...
California Bill Would Enable Independent Contractors to Unionize March 11, 2016 By Alison Noon A longshot proposal introduced this week would make California the first state to allow rideshare drivers and all other independent...