by dankeelan | Jul 27, 2021 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers, Healthcare
Gig workers have enjoyed many benefits: flexibility, added income opportunities, and control over their time. But access to affordable, high-quality health insurance has not been one of the perks. Until now. Thanks to the American Rescue Plan (ARP) passed in...
by dankeelan | Jul 27, 2021 | Benefits
Walmart today removed the last obstacle standing between its associates and higher education. The retail behemoth announced that it will pay 100% of tuition and books for its 1.5 million part-time and full-time Walmart and Sam’s Club associates in the U.S. through its...
by dankeelan | Jul 13, 2021 | Benefits, Gig Workers
GoodRx CEO Doug Hirsch discussed the online marketplace’s plan with food delivery company DoorDash to help couriers access discounted prescription drugs. The Street: Watch Interview
by dankeelan | Jul 6, 2021 | Benefits, Gig Workers, Unions
GoPuff drivers are publicly calling on the delivery app to improve its treatment of workers for the first time as the company continues to rapidly expand. In an open letter released Thursday in collaboration with the labor rights organization Working...
by dankeelan | Jun 21, 2021 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers
The benefits system is failing independent contractors, freelancers, and gig workers. Then again, it never worked for them in the first place. More workers are moving into the Independent Economy than ever before, with an estimated 68 million individuals in the US...
by dankeelan | Jun 15, 2021 | Benefits, Unions
Companies like Uber, Lyft, and Doordash hope to negotiate compromises with their workers without classifying them as employees. Some U.S. workers are willing to compromise, but many want to be classified as employees, which gives them the right to unionize. Gig...
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