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Employment Protections in the Upcoming Biden Administration
After a fiercely contentious, chaos-inducing, and at times, dystopian run up to the 2020 presidential election, it now appears clear that Joe Biden will be sworn in as our 46th president on Jan. 20, 2021. A new administration will be poised to implement sweeping...
Rethinking the World of Work
With millions of jobs lost, robots on the rise, and white-collar workers toiling largely at home, COVID-19 appears to have ushered in a new normal in the global workplace. But many of these developments stem from failed policy responses to megatrends already in motion...
The Most In-Demand Skills for Freelance Developers
Freelancers' work-from-home skills have given them a real advantage with COVID-19's impact on businesses. And freelance software developers have a particular edge, since companies are looking for people who can adapt to the changing demands of the new,...
Stop Using Alexa and Google Assistant Until You Change This
For years now, security experts have warned of privacy risks associated with using Amazon’s and Google’s AI-based, virtual assistants carelessly. Alexa- and Google Assistant-powered devices have been known, for example, to share our conversations with random people...
Productivity Apps Help You Survive Working From Home
While some American workers have gone back to the office, Gallup’s recent annual Work and Education poll shows that 33% are still working remotely full-time due to the coronavirus pandemic, with an additional 25% working from home part-time. Nearly two-thirds of U.S....
California: Never Christmas for Gig Workers like Santa Claus
COVID-19 is taking an obvious toll on Santa Claus’ ability to visit with children this year. But in California, there’s another thing stopping St. Nicholas from spreading Christmas cheer: Assembly Bill 5, or AB5. Effective Jan. 1, 2020, the state law forces employers...
Rights for Gig Workers Are a Political Issue Now, But Many of Them Can’t Vote
This November, gig economy companies won a resounding victory on the California ballot. Voters overwhelmingly agreed to allow them to keep their workers as contractors, not employees. Now, those companies want to export that framework to the rest of the country....
Why Gig Workers Might Have Benefits in Their Future
With some 40 percent of U.S. workers in long-term temporary employment, or "gig" jobs, the idea of a "social contract" in which an individual receives benefits over a lifetime working for a single firm seems antiquated. But, says U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.), the...
