by dankeelan | Aug 31, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Remote Work, Tips
If the pandemic caused you to relocate across state lines, even temporarily, the next surprise could be having to file an extra tax return and potentially pay more taxes. The issue gained national attention in May, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York said...
by dankeelan | Aug 31, 2020 | Gig Workers, Legal, U.S. Economy
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced a lawsuit Thursday against Instacart, claiming the grocery delivery service collected millions of dollars by deceiving customers into thinking that an optional service fee would be used as a tip for...
by dankeelan | Aug 25, 2020 | Age, Featured, Gig Workers
While many seniors initially stayed home in March and April as shelter-in-place mandates rolled out across the state, others have returned to their jobs during the pandemic in order to pay the bills. “I’m the kind of person I take life as it goes. I believe you’re...
by dankeelan | Aug 25, 2020 | California, Featured, Gig Workers
After a California appeals court on Thursday temporarily halted a law requiring the reclassification of rideshare drivers of Uber and Lyft as employees, the decision over gig worker benefits and pay will likely be left to voters. The two San Francisco-based companies...
by dankeelan | Aug 25, 2020 | Finance, Gig Workers, Tips
Tax Notes senior reporter Paul Jones talks with Richard C. Auxier, senior policy associate at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, about tax issues raised by the gig economy and how policymakers are working to address them. Read and Listen to the Interview From...
by dankeelan | Aug 25, 2020 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy, Unions
Javier Morillo spent 14 years as president of Service Employees International Union Local 26 in Minnesota. The union represents janitors, security officers, airport workers, window washers and others in the property services industry. Morillo is now a fellow at the...
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