There’s a saying in jurisprudence: Hard cases make bad law. Early this week, a judge denied a request from Uber and Postmates to halt the enforcement of a new California labor law — known as AB5, which was voted into law last year — that...
The rise of the gig economy is inexorable. By some estimates, within this decade, about half of the U.S. workforce will be made up of self-employed individuals. With the rise in short-term ad hoc work, the very nature of how workers are paid is changing,...
Less than 20 years ago, freelancers were still a workforce oddity. They came and went kind of invisibly, taking on overflow work from full-time staffers, floating between different companies and assignments. Even taxi driving was a full-time profession, back when freelancers were rare. Skip ahead...
Gig economy participants make up greater portions of the U.S. and global workforce each year, and are set to represent more than half of all U.S. professionals by 2028. These workers are responsible for many of the instant services today’s consumers have come to expect,...
Today’s consumers place greater value on personalized experiences than on physical retail goods — especially millennials, 86 percent of whom would rather spend their funds exploring new cultures than shopping. Competing for these consumers in an experience economy means firms must offer adventures that cannot...
Gig workers will make up a full half of the American workforce by 2028, responsible for creating online content, designing webpages and conducting local food or historical tours, as well as ferrying passengers for rideshares or renting out their homes on homesharing platforms. This growing...
Lime is striving to reach profitability in 2020 and is laying off about 14 percent of its workforce — roughly 100 people — and ceasing operations in 12 markets, according to reports on Thursday (Jan. 9). Lime CEO Brad Bao said in an online statement...
Uber is dropping upfront pricing in favor of estimates in response to the California gig economy law that took effect Jan 1. Reuters saw an email to riders and drivers on Wednesday (Jan. 8) advising them that the final price of a trip would be...
When California state legislators passed the controversial AB5 law for gig workers, Uber took action to revise its app with a stealthy plan dubbed “Project Luigi,” The Washington Post reported on Monday (Jan. 6). The bill was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in September, and...
