by dankeelan | Apr 3, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work
The cancellation of events, travel restrictions, reduced hours — it’s just the beginning. The coronavirus is causing a lot of uncertainty, pivots at work and concerns about the long-term impact on the economy. There’s no question that the ripple effects...
by dankeelan | Apr 2, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers
Delivery, grocery, and warehouse workers have been declared “essential” players in the US economy, exempting them from stay-at-home orders in many parts of the country. But while demand for their services have surged, workers are expressing growing...
by dankeelan | Apr 2, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers
Self-employed and gig workers may have to wait a little longer than other jobless Americans to get their unemployment benefits. The new coronavirus relief law significantly expanded the financial assistance it gives to out-of-work Americans, partly...
by dankeelan | Feb 27, 2020 | Featured, Technology
Guns and bullets. Bulletproof vests. Nail salon excursions, jewelry and hangover kits. These are among the expenses employees bill to their companies, according to AppZen, a provider of financial software. You’ve got to hand it to them, employees are certainly...
by dankeelan | Feb 27, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, Technology
In a test kitchen in a corner building in downtown Pasadena, Flippy the robot grabbed a fryer basket full of chicken fingers, plunged it into hot oil — its sensors told it exactly how hot — then lifted, drained and dumped maximally tender tenders into a waiting...
by dankeelan | Feb 21, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers
Vanessa Bain, a well-known gig worker-activist, has teamed up with fellow gig worker-activist Sarah Clarke (pseudonym) to form the Gig Workers Collective. It’s early days for the organization, which is a pending 501(c)(3) organization, but its ambitions are big. “We...
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