by dankeelan | Apr 28, 2026 | Featured, Gig Workers, Healthcare
In the late 2000s, surging unemployment during the financial crash gave rise to the gig economy, later supercharged by the emergence of ride-sharing and food-delivery apps. Almost two decades later, gig work is as big as it’s ever been, and is creeping into one of the...
by dankeelan | Oct 21, 2025 | Benefits, Healthcare
Research suggests that rising demand for personalization also extends to work benefits. A recent survey from Aon found that 65 percent of employees prefer benefits with more choices than what their current option provides. People are no longer content with a...
by dankeelan | Sep 9, 2025 | Featured, Healthcare, Jobs, U.S. Economy
America’s labor market has slowed markedly in recent months. If it weren’t for job gains in the health-services sector, it would barely be growing at all. Health services, which include healthcare and social assistance, have long been an engine of U.S. job growth,...
by dankeelan | Jan 14, 2025 | Featured, Gig Workers, Healthcare, Nursing
In a lawsuit that may have implications for other sectors heavily reliant on temporary staffing, such as long-term care, a hospitality hiring agency is suing competitors over their alleged, intentional misclassification of workers. Platforms can pay workers less...
by dankeelan | Apr 9, 2024 | Future of Work, Healthcare
At Rio Americano High School, dozens of students like sophomores Liliana Lettini and Derek Gale are training to get certified as medical students upon graduation. It’s programs like these that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said are preparing...
by dankeelan | Mar 12, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare
Clinicians at Stanford Health Care will soon have access to an AI-powered app that can securely listen to interactions with patients and automatically generate draft clinical notes. The app, which was recently tested in a pilot program at Stanford Health Care,...
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