by dankeelan | Jan 9, 2024 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The Department of Labor has released new rules for determining which workers are employees of a company and entitled to the wage and overtime protections that come with that status. Or, more specifically, it’s reinstating the old rules after the previous...
by dankeelan | Jan 9, 2024 | Featured, Healthcare, Jobs, U.S. Economy
U.S. News & World Report has ranked the top 26 jobs in the healthcare industry, encompassing some of America’s top-paying jobs with high growth potential. To compile the new lineup, released Jan. 9, the publication gathered information from the...
by dankeelan | Dec 12, 2023 | Featured, Jobs, U.S. Economy, Unemployment
U.S. payrolls grew more quickly than expected in November, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. U.S. non-farm payrolls added 199,000 while the unemployment rate dropped to 3.7%, the BLS’s monthly employment situation...
by dankeelan | Nov 21, 2023 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Millions of “gig” workers may get missed every month in the U.S. government’s employment report, a discrepancy with implications for how Federal Reserve officials size up the job market and any associated inflation risks. Research prepared for a...
by dankeelan | Nov 14, 2023 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
If it seems like everyone around you has a side hustle these days, you’re not that far off. An estimated 50% of American workers earn extra income from gig work. And it’s quickly become a big business, with the industry expected to grow to $455 billion...
by dankeelan | Oct 31, 2023 | Featured, Gig Workers, Insurance, U.S. Economy
Since COVID-19, more Americans have been making the switch to independent contract and gig work, especially in the trucking and transportation space, which is changing the types of insurance coverage needed. According to James Walloga (pictured), Allied World’s...
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