by dankeelan | Jan 5, 2021 | Benefits, U.S. Economy
Several states have already begun administering the latest $300 weekly enhancement to unemployment benefits, a week after President Donald Trump signed the Covid relief package to extend federal jobless aid during the coronavirus pandemic. The latest...
by dankeelan | Dec 29, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Finance, Gig Workers
Washington state will spend $54 million to provide one-time payments to nearly 100,000 gig and self-employed workers cut off from unemployment benefits because of the impasse over the federal COVID-19 relief and spending bill. Gov. Jay Inslee announced Sunday that the...
by dankeelan | Dec 15, 2020 | Benefits, Technology, U.S. Economy
Steady, a groundbreaking app used by over 2.5 million 1099, hourly and gig workers in the U.S., today launched its “Income Verifier” product, which utilizes its proven and scaled income intelligence to allow states to alleviate the financial and clerical...
by dankeelan | Dec 15, 2020 | Benefits, Future of Work, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy, Unions
When California voters passed Proposition 22 with 58.6% of the vote, they agreed with Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart and Postmates that gig workers should not be employees who are entitled to myriad labor rights. The proposition they passed stated that gig...
by dankeelan | Dec 15, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers
Many people participate in jobs associated with the gig economy. This includes those who drive for ride-sharing services, deliver food, or otherwise get paid based on services or deliveries, or car rides, as opposed to a set salary or hourly basis. People take these...
by dankeelan | Dec 8, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers
With some 40 percent of U.S. workers in long-term temporary employment, or “gig” jobs, the idea of a “social contract” in which an individual receives benefits over a lifetime working for a single firm seems antiquated. But, says U.S....
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