by dankeelan | Dec 13, 2022 | California, Featured, Gig Workers
For more than a year, the California voter-approved gig-economy law known as Proposition 22 has hung in the balance after a judge invalidated the ballot initiative allowing giant ride-hailing and delivery companies to classify their workers as independent...
by dankeelan | Sep 6, 2022 | California, Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
So-called gig workers are everywhere in the economy — Uber drivers, food delivery people, and others. In today’s workforce, they’re basically considered an independent contractor under the law. There aren’t many rules that govern gig work — on the federal...
by dankeelan | Feb 22, 2022 | California, Gig Workers, Pay, Race
In November 2020, the people of California voted to pass Proposition 22, which classified workers for rideshare and delivery companies as independent contractors instead of employees. The ballot measure was a direct response to the California State Legislature...
by dankeelan | Jul 20, 2021 | California, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
During the peak of the Great Depression, 25% of the American workforce lost their jobs, a staggering figure that would go unrivaled for a century. In May 2020, the country came close: up to 16% of Americans were out of work, beating a high of 10.6% during the Great...
by dankeelan | Apr 20, 2021 | California, Featured, Future of Work, Remote Work
Californians who swapped mind-numbing traffic and packed trains for “commutes” to a home office or living room don’t want to go back to their old daily grind. That’s according to a University of Southern California survey released Monday, which found more...
by dankeelan | Mar 23, 2021 | California, Future of Work, Gig Workers, Legislation
On March 9, H.R. 842 passed in the House. Called the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (Pro Act), this broad sweeping legislation replicates California’s ABC test at a national level. To be clear, this won’t sink the freelance economy. Freelancing is...
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