by dankeelan | Jun 7, 2022 | Gig Workers, Legislation
Last week the New York State Senate passed Senate Bill S8369B, aka the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act,” to protect freelance workers from wage theft and unfair payment practices by companies based in the state. The law is aimed at “creating parity between employees hired...
by dankeelan | Jun 7, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Pay
The new Pay Up law in Seattle requires companies that employ gig workers to guarantee they are paid at least $17.25 an hour, part of a larger movement to provide more security and stability to drivers and delivery workers. For state and local governments looking for a...
by dankeelan | May 31, 2022 | Gig Workers, Publishing
Maggie Steber is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who has worked in 64 different countries, covering guerilla warfare in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) and the fall of Duvalier dictatorship in Haiti. She does her work on a freelance basis and is often as worried about...
by dankeelan | May 31, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Legislation
Gig workers are exploited through promises of a flexible algorithm according to a new study published by Flinders University, contending that an out-of-court settled case involving an Uber Eats driver epitomised the problems still facing Australia’s digital...
by dankeelan | May 24, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Pay
A new study of pay on apps such as Instacart and DoorDash finds that gig delivery workers make less than minimum wage on average in Seattle, after factoring in expenses. The labor group Working Washington released the report on Wednesday, before a...
by dankeelan | May 24, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Race
As labor advocates fight for rights for gig economy drivers, they appear to be lacking support from a key constituency: the drivers themselves. Their employment status is the focus of a contentious ballot question proposed for the fall. If it’s approved,...
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