by dankeelan | Sep 7, 2020 | Future of Work, U.S. Economy
Around the economic recession of 2008 as so many lost their jobs and were faced with financial hardships and difficult decisions, an alternative economic model emerged. It didn’t really have a name at the time, but in the years since then we’ve come to know it as the...
by dankeelan | Sep 1, 2020 | Book Review, U.S. Economy
When you hear the words “gig economy,” you probably tend to think of all of the people driving for ride-hailing services or delivering takeout food from restaurants. There is still a major debate over whether many of those independent contractors should be...
by dankeelan | Aug 31, 2020 | Gig Workers, Legal, U.S. Economy
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced a lawsuit Thursday against Instacart, claiming the grocery delivery service collected millions of dollars by deceiving customers into thinking that an optional service fee would be used as a tip for...
by dankeelan | Aug 25, 2020 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy, Unions
Javier Morillo spent 14 years as president of Service Employees International Union Local 26 in Minnesota. The union represents janitors, security officers, airport workers, window washers and others in the property services industry. Morillo is now a fellow at the...
by dankeelan | Aug 21, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Sunday, August 16, 2020 was the second National Independent Worker Day. This national holiday honors the tens of millions of independent workers, contractors, consultants, freelancers, self-employed, gig workers, and small business owners in America who choose to...
by dankeelan | Aug 18, 2020 | Benefits, U.S. Economy
Self-employed and gig workers can collect state-level unemployment benefits through the end of the year under the CARES Act. When the $2 trillion CARES Act passed in March, self-employed, independent contractors, gig workers and other nontraditional workers became...
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