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...
by dankeelan | Nov 3, 2020 | California, Featured, Gig Workers
Trend-setting California votes on the future of the gig economy on Tuesday, deciding whether to back a ballot proposal by Uber and its allies that would cement app-based food delivery and ride-hail drivers’ status as independent contractors, not employees. The...
by dankeelan | Oct 27, 2020 | California, Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers
The decision California voters face on Proposition 22 boils down to this: should a handful of companies be allowed to create a new gig contractor category for their workers that doesn’t include employee protections and benefits, like unemployment insurance and workers...
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