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Pandemic Triggers Shift to Gig Workers
Besides being more cost-effective, gig and remote workers are proving to be more productive, efficient and deadline-oriented The adage,‘Necessity is the mother of invention’, has been ringing true during the past decade or more as tech innovations keep disrupting...
Gig Work Pay Startup Raises $4.5M
New York City-based FinTech startup Clair has raised $4.5 million in seed funding to disrupt payday lending schemes and help gig workers and freelancers get paid instantly. The funding was led by Upfront Ventures. Additional investors included Founder...
Thousands Of Gig Workers Can Appeal After Being Asked To Pay Back Overpayment Of Unemployment Benefits
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment on Thursday said roughly 9,000 gig workers received overpayments of their benefits. The agency is now trying to work with those claimants who were then asked to pay back that money. “Basically it was panic mode, what are...
Uber, Lyft Spend Big to Defeat CA Gig Worker Proposal
Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc together are spending nearly $100 million on a November California ballot initiative to overturn a state law that would compel them to classify drivers as employees. That sum looks less huge, however, than the potential costs of...
Federal Reserve’s Powell Urges More Stimulus
Strong financial support from the government and the Federal Reserve have spurred a solid recovery from the pandemic recession, but the rebound may falter without further aid, Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday. Powell said that government support — including...
You Can Restart Unemployment Benefits
As workers who were brought back to their jobs after furloughs and layoffs due to the Covid-19 crisis face additional rounds of cuts, many may be wondering if it’s possible to restart unemployment benefits. For most, the answer is yes. In August and September, 27% of...
4 Essential Work From Home Tech Products and Accessories
Sixty-two percent of Americans now work from home due to Covid-19. Since March, many workers found it difficult to adjust (especially if they had kids or a small space). While I’ve worked from home essentially my entire career and offer plenty of advice on how to make...
Twitter Helping Remote Workers
Even before the coronavirus outbreak hit the US, Twitter was preparing for a future that relied heavily on remote work — and that included employing new tactics to help employees work well together from afar. That's according to a new piece by the...
