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...
by dankeelan | Feb 16, 2021 | California, U.S. Economy
Gig workers and labor unions on Thursday continued their challenge to California’s Proposition 22, filing a lawsuit in a lower court as urged by the state Supreme Court, which last week rejected a request for an expedited review of the case. The Plaintiffs, who filed...
by dankeelan | Dec 22, 2020 | California, Future of Work, Gig Workers
IN NOVEMBER, GIG companies including Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart helped pass California’s Proposition 22, effectively writing their own labor law. Now the companies plan to bring similar legislation elsewhere. Last month, the...
by dankeelan | Dec 8, 2020 | California, Gig Workers
COVID-19 is taking an obvious toll on Santa Claus’ ability to visit with children this year. But in California, there’s another thing stopping St. Nicholas from spreading Christmas cheer: Assembly Bill 5, or AB5. Effective Jan. 1, 2020, the state law forces employers...
by dankeelan | Nov 10, 2020 | California, Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers
Despite notable detractors including large swaths of the Bay Area, the latest tallies show Proposition 22 getting approved by about 58 percent of the voters–a decisive victory for Uber, Lyft, and similar gig-economy companies, as...
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