California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) — and its now famed (and feared) three-part test as to whether a worker could be classified as an independent contractor or must by law be classified as an employee — has been a magnet for controversy almost since day...
For workers living paycheck to paycheck even before COVID-19, having their hours cut back due to the pandemic can stretch already tenuous financial situations to the breaking point. Cash-strapped employees struggling to make ends meet need fast access now more than ever to the money...
New tests may help companies (and regulators) determine who is an independent contractor — and who is not. To that end, a new proposal by the U.S. Department of Labor would offer guidelines and “tests” that would help define whether workers are independent contractors or...
Fiverr International Ltd., an established player in the field of connecting businesses and freelancers, on Tuesday (Sept. 15) announced a new offering aimed at facilitating easy cooperation among teams of workers. “This platform is designed for corporate teams and departments to collaborate with each other...
The number of food delivery companies increased dramatically in France over the summer while nearly all other industries suffered due to COVID-19, according to the National Council of Clerks. Reuters reported the number of self-employed food delivery workers fueled the unexpected rise in these new companies in...
Labor Day 2020 has an unfortunate cloud hanging over it: a high U.S. unemployment rate, even as the nation engages in its annual celebration of workers. While the holiday barbecues will roll on (socially distanced, of course), there will be millions of workers wondering when...
The lawmaker behind a proposed California consumer protection law indicated that it will not proceed in its current iteration, CNBC reported. California Assemblymember Mark Stone said, per a statement cited by CNBC, that “AB 3262 will not advance in its present form by the legislative deadline,”...
Even before the pandemic upended the ways we live and work, the workforce itself was shifting, marked by the rapid expansion of the gig economy. Now, with stubbornly high unemployment and a recession underway, more people are embracing project-based work to help supplement incomes —...
The attorney general for the District of Columbia alleges in a lawsuit filed on Thursday (Aug. 27) that Instacart made substantial sums in the city by tricking customers into thinking voluntary payments they added to food delivery bills were tips for drivers. “Instacart tricked District...
