by dankeelan | Jan 16, 2024 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Whether you’re a member of the gig economy on a full-time or part-time basis, you’re in good company. Fiverr Enterprise says that as of the start of 2024, almost half of the global workforce consists of freelancers. Of course, gig work can be a mixed bag....
by dankeelan | Jan 16, 2024 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday issued a final rule that will force companies to treat some workers as employees rather than less expensive independent contractors, in a move that has riled business groups and will likely prompt legal challenges. The rule is...
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...
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