by dankeelan | Mar 12, 2024 | Featured, Gig Workers, Legislation
Major U.S. business groups on Tuesday filed the latest lawsuit challenging a Biden administration rule that would make it more difficult for companies to treat some workers as independent contractors rather than employees. The groups including the U.S. Chamber of...
by dankeelan | Aug 1, 2023 | Gig Workers, Legislation
A coalition of gig economy giants plan to reboot a failed ballot initiative in Massachusetts in a renewed push to cement their workers’ status as independent contractors. The Massachusetts Coalition for Independent Work, a group bankrolled by Uber Technologies...
by dankeelan | Jun 27, 2023 | Gig Workers, Legislation, Unions
The Senate will be debating pro-union legislation that would roll back “right to work” laws across the country, which is a key priority for some lawmakers on the Left but has no chance of passing in the House. The Senate Health, Education, Labor,...
by dankeelan | Feb 7, 2023 | Gig Workers, Legislation
While freelance work has grown more common with the rise of the gig economy, Democrats in Harrisburg say businesses are taking advantage of that trend by wrongly classifying an increasing number of workers as independent contractors. They have pledged to crack down on...
by dankeelan | Nov 8, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Legislation
State ballot measures aren’t generating as many headlines as this year’s key congressional races, but some are worth tracking as they touch on the gig economy, immigration and more. The state of Washington will hold an advisory vote on whether to maintain or repeal a...
by dankeelan | Oct 18, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Legislation
The Labor Department on Tuesday unveiled a proposal that would make it more likely for millions of janitors, home-care and construction workers and gig drivers to be classified as employees rather than independent contractors. Companies are required to provide certain...
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