Faced with a barrage of lawsuits from workers demanding benefits and recognition as employees, some companies in the fast-growing ‘gig...
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It goes by many names: the “sharing economy,” the “gig economy,” the “on-demand economy.” Arun Sundararajan, a professor at New...
Former Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. drivers in Austin, Texas, have accused the ride-hailing companies of breaking a federal...
Uber Technologies Inc. drivers suing to be treated like employees are trying to add $1 billion in penalties under California’s...
Program specialist K2 Insurance Services (K2) has acquired a New Jersey managing general agency specializing in workers’ compensation alternatives and...
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled last week that a Portland taxicab company must pay unemployment insurance taxes for certain drivers...
State legislators in Ohio and Florida are moving ahead with regulations governing Uber and other ride services that would designate...
This was another historic year for federal wage and hour lawsuits. Using data obtained from the Federal Judicial Center, law...
Uber drivers are entitled to class action status in litigation over whether they are independent contractors or employees, a key...
FedEx Corp. drivers will have to start over in a fight over their employee status in Missouri. A federal appeals...