by dankeelan | Jan 26, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, Healthcare
Instacart wants its grocery delivery workers to get a Covid-19 vaccine, and its willing to pay a $25 stipend for them to do it. Instacart’s offer, unveiled late last week, is just the latest move gig worker companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and others are taking to...
by dankeelan | Jan 26, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, Tips
Shutdowns, layoffs and salary cuts brought on by the coronavirus pandemic have left millions of Americans searching for new sources of income. Those who’ve recently turned to gig work may be weeks away from a financial surprise in the form of unexpected tax bills and...
by dankeelan | Jan 19, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, Healthcare
As California struggles to get a limited supply of coronavirus vaccines injected into the arms of those who need it the most, gig workers and the app makers that provide their livelihood are trying to elbow their way toward the front of the line. But the advocacy for...
by dankeelan | Jan 19, 2021 | Gig Workers, Legislation
Many legislative issues have languished in Albany over the past year, pushed to the side to deal with the immediate concerns of the coronavirus pandemic, and the fate of gig workers is one of them. But while some labor groups hope to see workers such as Uber...
by dankeelan | Jan 19, 2021 | Gig Workers, Legislation, U.S. Economy
The future of gig workers — including Uber drivers, DoorDash couriers, and other app workers — is likely to emerge as the most explosive labor issue for the incoming Biden administration, threatening to aggravate the tensions between the centrist and more...
by dankeelan | Jan 19, 2021 | Age, Finance, Gig Workers
Feeling unprepared for retirement? Gig work in your senior years could be the solution. At least that’s a conclusion made by a 2020 report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. The study analyzes income replacement rates in retirement...
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