by dankeelan | May 11, 2021 | Benefits, Europe, Gig Workers
Food delivery companies based in Spain have three months to employ their couriers as staff under new rules approved on Tuesday by the government, one of the first laws in Europe regarding gig-economy workers’ rights. The decree aims to...
by dankeelan | May 4, 2021 | Benefits, U.S. Economy
Tax refunds on 2020 unemployment benefits are slated to start this month. But some taxpayers — namely, single filers — will get the money sooner than others. It may be summer before other groups, such as married couples and those with complex tax returns, get...
by dankeelan | Apr 20, 2021 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers
A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last week would provide up to $250 in weekly unemployment benefits to gig workers. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, introduced the Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act. The 106-page bill seeks to...
by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2021 | Benefits, Tips
Gig workers are generally not eligible to benefit from workers’ compensation. The only way they may qualify is by being recategorized as employees. This was made possible through legislative changes in some states, like California. Similar changes are under debate in...
by dankeelan | Apr 6, 2021 | Benefits, Jobs, U.S. Economy
Initial Jobless Claims went back up last week, crossing the 700K mark many thought we’d left behind and up from the 675K analysts were expecting. It’s also up 62K from the previous week’s 657K, though this figure was drastically reduced on this week’s revision, from...
by dankeelan | Mar 23, 2021 | Benefits, Tips
One year after the novel coronavirus pandemic began crippling the U.S. economy – especially the job market – the numbers remain discouraging: 18.2 million Americans were still filing for weekly unemployment benefits as of late February; 770,000 workers...
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