by dankeelan | Sep 1, 2020 | California, Gig Workers
Musicians, translators, interpreters, writers, photographers and dozens more professions won exemptions from AB5, the state’s new gig-work law, with Monday’s passage of a cleanup bill, AB2257. People in those occupations now can continue to operate as self-employed...
by dankeelan | Sep 1, 2020 | Featured, Remote Work
Under normal circumstances, transitioning to remote work isn’t a major adjustment. In fact, before the Covid-19 pandemic, workers had increasingly been working virtually. According to a January 2020 report, the number of employees working off-site increased...
by dankeelan | Sep 1, 2020 | Featured, Remote Work
Although scientific research has historically highlighted the benefits of remote working—including a boost in employee morale, health and well-being, and productivity—that was before the pandemic. The research assumed that working from home was a choice rather...
by dankeelan | Sep 1, 2020 | Book Review, U.S. Economy
When you hear the words “gig economy,” you probably tend to think of all of the people driving for ride-hailing services or delivering takeout food from restaurants. There is still a major debate over whether many of those independent contractors should be...
by dankeelan | Sep 1, 2020 | Technology
The gig economy continues to offer a unique working environment thanks to improvements in digital platforms. Over the last 30 years, the workplace has evolved due to an aging workforce, an increase in information and increasingly fast-paced working environments....
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