by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2020 | Benefits, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Gig workers seemingly eligible for unemployment pay because of the pandemic have met roadblocks to filing. Some fault Labor Department rules. Shortly after the Senate approved a huge stimulus bill in late March that made gig workers and other contractors eligible for...
by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2020 | Gig Workers, Technology, Tools
In the last decade, the gig economy has steadily gained momentum, changing how we work. A recent report from the ADP Research Institute studied anonymized data of 8 million workers in 75,000 companies across the world to arrive at a few astonishing findings:...
by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2020 | Gig Workers, Technology, U.S. Economy
The gig market for legal technologists may experience a significant uptick this year as downsizing law firms look to continue leveraging their expertise. As-needed, part-time hiring of legal technologists may become the new norm as law firms balance tighter budgets...
by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2020 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
For many workers in the age of coronavirus, paychecks have been hard to come by as economies all over the world grind to standstill. That’s especially true for entertainers who work on stage in productions like musical theater and opera, which depend on the public...
by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2020 | Benefits, Featured
HELEN HASN’T TAKEN a day off in weeks. Since the novel coronavirus crisis began, she’s taken countless trips to the grocery store as an Instacart shopper, ferrying bags of food to people for what amounts to a little more than minimum wage. Recently, a...
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