by dankeelan | Jul 11, 2023 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers
As a young Massachusetts state senator, I was active in the welfare reform debates in the mid-1990s. Our hope was to make sure that public benefits got to the people who needed help the most, which meant we spent a lot of time talking about preventing waste, fraud and...
by dankeelan | Jun 27, 2023 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers
According to the Pew Research Center, 16% of American adults and 30% of younger workers say they’ve earned money through online gig platforms. Companies like Uber and TaskRabbit often offer workers supplemental income and a flexible schedule, but usually without...
by dankeelan | Jun 27, 2023 | Gig Workers, Legislation, Unions
The Senate will be debating pro-union legislation that would roll back “right to work” laws across the country, which is a key priority for some lawmakers on the Left but has no chance of passing in the House. The Senate Health, Education, Labor,...
by dankeelan | Jun 20, 2023 | California, Featured, Gig Workers, Unions
Gig workers, such as drivers for Uber or Lyft, could now have a path toward unionizing due to a new ruling, creating a way for them to organize and even strike. The National Labor Relations Board, an independent federal agency that safeguards the right to...
by dankeelan | Jun 20, 2023 | Featured, Gig Workers, Pay
The fight is far from over New York City this week announced its long-awaited plan to set a minimum pay rate for app-based restaurant delivery workers. It will be the first such standard to take effect in the United States — Seattle passed one in 2022, but it...
by dankeelan | Jun 20, 2023 | Gig Workers, Healthcare
The gig economy and/or temporary contract work have become increasingly prevalent among healthcare professionals, including physicians. Approximately 7%opens in a new tab or window of the U.S.-trained physician workforce practice medicine as locums or...
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