California ‘Gig’ Worker Law Affects Employers Inside and Outside the State December 30, 2019 By Joyce M. Rosenberg A California law that makes it harder for companies to treat workers as independent contractors takes effect next week, forcing...
Uber, Lyft Balk at Revealing Contracted Drivers’ Names; Claim ‘Trade Secrets’ September 4, 2019 By Josh Eidelson Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. have argued to Chicago city officials that the names of their drivers should be...
Uber, Lyft Appeal for Deal on Driver Status as Independent Contractors June 14, 2019 By Josh Eidelson Faced with legislation in California that endangers their business model, Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are urging a compromise...
Small Businesses Under Scrutiny Over Classifying Independent Contractors January 28, 2019 By Joyce M. Rosenberg Small business owners who want to use independent contractors need to be sure these workers really aren’t employees. Federal and...
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...
Decision in Uber Employee vs. Contractor Suit Cuts Driver Bargaining Power September 25, 2018 By Don Jergler Uber drivers seeking pay and benefits like those employees get were handed a big defeat by the 9th Circuit Court...
Ridesharing Workers of Gig Economy: What Census Numbers Show August 30, 2018 By Kristin Sandusky How big is the gig economy? The answer depends on how one defines “gig economy.” Because there is no broadly...
Gig Worker Population Not as Big as Expected. Maybe. June 8, 2018 By Katia Dmitrieva The share of American workers in the “gig economy” has shrunk since 2005, according to a government report that some...
Is GrubHub Case a Barometer for Independent Contractors Rules? May 7, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner and Heather Somerville Food delivery company GrubHub Inc. may be one of the first tech firms to feel the impact of a ruling...
Uber, Tech Firms Helping Their Contract Workers Sign onto Obamacare November 14, 2017 By Salvador Rodriguez Uber Technologies Inc. and some smaller technology companies are launching campaigns to publicize Obamacare enrollment among their contract workers after...