Sen. Mark Warner has written several gig companies, including Uber, Lyft, Instacart, Postmates, Grubhub and DoorDash, about financial help for workers as well as several ideas to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, according to a report. “As the United States mobilizes to respond to the...
France’s high court ruled in favor of an Uber driver who had asked that his contractual relationship with Uber be changed to an employment contract, the court said on Wednesday (March 4), per reports. The decision by the Court of Cassation could upend the gig...
Lyft and Uber are fighting back against a California legislator who voted for AB5, a law that could potentially classify drivers as full-time employees and would have serious implications for the companies, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Lyft has put $2...
Amid the Coronavirus-centered headlines are the warnings that the U.S. economy may tip into recession. A sizable chunk of the country’s population may risk falling behind on their financial liabilities, unless the ways they get paid fully embrace the digital age, breaking the weekly/biweekly paycheck...
A petition by Uber, Lyft and DoorDash to roll back a California law regarding gig economy workers has reached 1 million signatures and will head to voters at the ballot box this November, according to CNET. The initiative is a response to California’s AB5, which...
Uber‘s drivers and takeout delivery workers have found allies in the European Union (EU), as its antitrust chief wants to help them fight for better wages and conditions, Bloomberg reported. European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager told Bloomberg that she wanted to help people in...
A quick glance at the workforce of 2020 doesn’t immediately present itself as all that different from the workforce of the year 2000. The major professions remain the same — doctors, lawyers, bankers, accountants, stock brokers, academics, teachers, consultants, software programmers, etc. The trades are...
Anyone who’s ever done gig work – from rideshare drivers to freelance writers – experiences moments of doubt. At those times, it’s easy to believe that no one is thinking about your value as a worker, or how to protect you in the most basic...
No freelancer appreciates delayed payments, which can destabilize their financial health. The flexibility that enables freelancers to work with the companies they choose also allows them to leave if they hit payments-related speed bumps. Freelancers contribute more than $1 trillion to the American economy alone,...
