by dankeelan | Apr 28, 2020 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
With lockdown orders across the country barring people from packing into restaurants and bars, many business owners in the industry are operating solely off of takeout and delivery orders. Many customers rely on food delivery from online apps and websites like...
by dankeelan | Apr 21, 2020 | Small Business, U.S. Economy
The Senate is expected to approve a bipartisan deal Tuesday afternoon that would pump another $310 billion into the Paycheck Protection Program, a federal program designed to extend loans to small business owners to help retain their employees for two months and keep...
by dankeelan | Apr 21, 2020 | Gig Workers, Technology, Tips, U.S. Economy
In mid-March, I spotted a poster slapped onto the pole of a Park Avenue traffic light advertising $200 virtual therapy services for coronavirus-related anxiety. A week later, my Upper East Side neighborhood was plastered with ads. It got me thinking: Surely there are...
by dankeelan | Apr 21, 2020 | Tools, U.S. Economy
The coronavirus pandemic is putting an unprecedented amount of Americans out of work. While the federal government has stepped in to provide several types of relief for small businesses, its guidance on how independent contractors, freelancers and gig workers are...
by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2020 | U.S. Economy, Unions
Tech and gig economy workers are talking to unions about organizing as they worry the industry isn’t doing enough to protect them from the coronavirus.Why it matters: The crisis could breathe life into a tech labor movement that has had trouble gaining...
by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2020 | Benefits, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Gig workers seemingly eligible for unemployment pay because of the pandemic have met roadblocks to filing. Some fault Labor Department rules. Shortly after the Senate approved a huge stimulus bill in late March that made gig workers and other contractors eligible for...
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