by dankeelan | Oct 22, 2024 | Gig Workers, Legal
A federal judge’s decision to toss out a lawsuit challenging the US Department of Labor’s new independent contractor rule over standing issues spells bad news for other legal challenges to the regulation, attorneys say. Georgia-based Judge Richard W. Story found...
by dankeelan | May 30, 2023 | Featured, Gig Workers, Legal, Tips
Gig work is a fitting choice for those seeking to be their own boss, but with this flexibility comes a lack of security that, if things go wrong, can leave these workers floundering. Planning out ways to protect themselves and their clients saves both parties from a...
by dankeelan | May 10, 2022 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers, Legal
When it comes to the gig economy, all eyes will be on Massachusetts over the next several months. A legal debate is underway there as the result of a ballot initiative on how to classify gig economy workers, and it’s possibly headed for a vote this fall. The...
by dankeelan | Jan 4, 2022 | Featured, Legal, Safety
An employee injured at work generally is limited to workers compensation benefits, which the worker is entitled to receive whether the employer was negligent or not. If an employee can prove he or she contracted COVID-19 at work, which California law makes easier if...
by dankeelan | Jan 4, 2022 | Gig Workers, Legal, Legislation
The gig economy faces yet another year of upheaval as the Biden administration eyes actions to address worker rights, court battles continue to play out across the country, and more states confront ongoing disputes about drivers’ employment status. App-based giants,...
by dankeelan | May 25, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, Legal, Unions
New York delivery and ride-share workers at companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Instacart Inc. would have a straightforward ability to unionize and collectively bargain en masse—without being classified as employees—under the terms of a...
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