by dankeelan | Aug 21, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Sunday, August 16, 2020 was the second National Independent Worker Day. This national holiday honors the tens of millions of independent workers, contractors, consultants, freelancers, self-employed, gig workers, and small business owners in America who choose to...
by dankeelan | Aug 18, 2020 | Gig Workers, Stories
In pre-pandemic times, this would be a very busy time of year for Daniel Menzies. Menzies is a DJ and he typically does a lot of weddings, making the summer a pretty lucrative time of year. When he wanted to make a little extra money, especially in slower DJing...
by dankeelan | Aug 18, 2020 | Age, Featured, Gig Workers
The gig economy has changed work in America in a big way over the past several years as former full-time employees turn to freelancing, driving for Uber, or taking one of the growing number of remote, self-employed roles available. And there’s one group...
by dankeelan | Aug 11, 2020 | Benefits, Gig Workers, Stories
His regular state unemployment benefits had run out, as had the weekly $600 supplement that Congress approved to help jobless workers make it through the pandemic. He was still eligible for payments under an emergency extension of benefits for 13 weeks, but the clock...
by dankeelan | Aug 11, 2020 | Gig Workers, Tips
If you’re a freelancer, the chances are that the prospect of negotiation fills you with dread. When we hear that word, a pretty clear and consistent picture is conjured, and it goes something like this. You state your price, they laugh and counter with something...
by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2020 | Benefits, Gig Workers, Jobs
Businesses often prefer independent contractors (also known as consultants or freelancers) for the flexibility in structuring payment, and to avoid: paying minimum wage for all hours worked, overtime, family medical leave and paid sick leave, disability and...
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