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FTC Statement Puts Gig Economy Platforms on Notice
Gig work expanded significantly during the pandemic and now accounts for a significant chunk of U.S. economic output; the FTC cited a 2019 estimate that the sector would generate $455 billion in annual sales by 2023. In a statement Thursday, FTC Commissioner...
Gig Workers Worried about Running Out of Money in Retirement
Running out of money is a top concern for many Americans – especially those who work in the gig economy and may not have access to a retirement plan at their jobs. More than half of nontraditional workers – 54.5% – say they’re worried they won’t have enough money in...
Gig and Self-employed Workers Need This to Save for Retirement
Mike Dawson, 54, a lobsterman in Maine, started saving for retirement in his mid-to-late 20s with an individual retirement account. In good years, he puts aside additional savings separately to supplement the amount he can sock away each year in an IRA. “I save better...
Creating a Culture of Creativity
Creative companies will win the battle of the 21st century, of this decade, of the next week, for that matter. What is creativity? In early November 1997 when, sitting with a corporate client in his New York office, he said – in an aside from the matter at hand...
Coaching Leaders from Insecure to Secure
In my roles as a professional coach, Agile Team Facilitator, and leader with different companies, I have observed people in action. From being part of a team to an individual contributor, and within many levels of an organization, I have realized that leaders who are...
Managing Marijuana in Workplaces
New Jersey: State marijuana regulators have finally released guidance, though not yet formal regulations, for how businesses can try to ensure their workers aren’t high while on the job. Cannabis sales at state-regulated dispensaries became legal in April, but...
How to Make Workplaces Work for Autistic People?
The unemployment rate in Australia for autistic people is 34.1%, according to the most recent data. This is more than three times the rate for people with disability (10.3%) and almost eight times the rate of people without disability (4.6%). Autistic people...
California to Give $2,500 Training Grant to Workers Who Lost Jobs During Pandemic
Living through a pandemic sucks, but for Diana McLaughlin, early 2020 was especially bad: A divorce in February 2020, societal shut-down in March, and as part of the COVID-19 economic fallout, she lost her job in April of that year, returning to full-time work only 18...
