by dankeelan | Jan 23, 2024 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
App-based ride-sharing services such as Uber (UBER) and Lyft (LYFT) earned the title of “disruptors” for the way they drove traditional cab companies out of business. Now, they’re trying to fend off the disruption that could be coming for them, in the form of a new...
by dankeelan | Jan 23, 2024 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Many Americans no longer want to work traditional jobs and are switching to gig work and freelance roles. Unlike conventional jobs, which operate with set schedules and pay structures, freelancers have more control over their schedules, workload, and income potential....
by dankeelan | Jan 16, 2024 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Whether you’re a member of the gig economy on a full-time or part-time basis, you’re in good company. Fiverr Enterprise says that as of the start of 2024, almost half of the global workforce consists of freelancers. Of course, gig work can be a mixed bag....
by dankeelan | Jan 16, 2024 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday issued a final rule that will force companies to treat some workers as employees rather than less expensive independent contractors, in a move that has riled business groups and will likely prompt legal challenges. The rule is...
by dankeelan | Jan 9, 2024 | Featured, Gig Workers, Retirement
Alexandrea Ravenelle studies the decline of the one-job era. The sociologist chronicles the spread of the gig economy and the rise of “poly-working,” or working multiple jobs. Ravenelle points to research by the Federal Reserve that...
by dankeelan | Jan 9, 2024 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The Department of Labor has released new rules for determining which workers are employees of a company and entitled to the wage and overtime protections that come with that status. Or, more specifically, it’s reinstating the old rules after the previous...
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