by dankeelan | May 19, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The current global health crisis has created an unusual and unprecedented divide in the labor market. Now there are Essential and Non-Essential workers and businesses. What defines one and the other is not always a black and white situation… and the lists seem to...
by dankeelan | May 12, 2020 | Benefits, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Nevada still has no concrete date for when it will begin accepting unemployment claims from gig workers and other self-employed people. A spokesperson for the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) on Monday told the Current Nevada’s...
by dankeelan | May 12, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Tips
Freelance industry powerhouses Emily Leach and Laura Briggs have joined forces to create a freelance community and training association known as The Mighty Freelance Network. Founded under the umbrella of #FREECON, the conference for freelancers, Briggs and Leach aim...
by dankeelan | May 12, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers, Legal
Covid-19 and the economic downturn have forced many gig workers to take on risky, difficult work, and has forced many others out of work altogether. But the crisis also has positioned gig workers—those currently working and those who are not—to win greater...
by dankeelan | May 5, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Tips
The freelancer life is a hard one. If you’re lucky, you lock down a couple of solid clients who pay reliably; but even the most experienced freelancer will inevitably find work drying up for (hopefully short) periods. A recent (pre-COVID) study by UpWork, which...
by dankeelan | May 5, 2020 | Gig Workers
In response to the on-going Covid-19 outbreak, delivery food network DoorDash is stepping up support for its employees. In a partnership with the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office, DoorDash will expand financial, child care and health related support for its gig...
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