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Who Delivered Dinner: An Employee or Independent Contractor?
Businesses often prefer independent contractors (also known as consultants or freelancers) for the flexibility in structuring payment, and to avoid: paying minimum wage for all hours worked, overtime, family medical leave and paid sick leave, disability and...
Study Shows Temp, Contract Workforce to Grow
Both the makeup and structure of the workforce has dramatically changed as companies figure out how to operate in a world affected by COVID-19. While some changes are temporary, others look to be permanent. In a new survey conducted by the Conference Board of 1,300...
Minneapolis Ordinance Protects Gig Workers
The Minneapolis City Council approved an ordinance that will offer protections to freelance workers and independent contractors. According to the city, more than 33% of independent contractors who responded to a survey said they lost income in the last 12 months due...
Philadelphia Uber Driver Wins PA Supreme Court ruling on Unemployment Benefits
In a move seen as a victory for gig workers, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled a Philadelphia Uber driver was not self-employed and, consequently, should have been eligible for unemployment compensation. The 5-2 decision, which the state Supreme Court decided...
AI: Destroying Jobs?
A new world of work is on the horizon, driven by artificial intelligence. By 2025, the World Economic Forum predicts that 52 per cent of total task hours across existing jobs will be performed by machines. By 2030, up to 800 million jobs could be...
Say Hello to the Hustle Economy
We have nothing to sell besides physical touch.” The thought jarred Amber Briggle awake some nights. It kept her from eating in the first week of the Covid-19 shutdown when she lost six pounds fretting over the sudden collapse of the business she’d built up her...
A Day in the Life of a Gig Worker
At the restaurant where I’m waiting, a mask-less father of two yells at the hostess carrying my delivery order to me that his mild wings are too hot, making a huge scene in the “socially distant” restaurant with people piled on top of each other. Little does he know,...
Get Paid for Your Opinions
You’ve heard the expression “a penny for your thoughts”? Dozens of companies would like you to take the expression literally. They’ll pay for opinions. A number of them will pay considerably more than a penny. Most of the companies willing to pay for opinions are...
