The proliferation of the gig economy and dramatic shifts in professionals’ expectations for their own career paths have begun to carve out a larger space for the independent contractor — and for regulations surrounding them. The logistics and delivery space is primed to embrace the...
California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) was signed into law last year, but the legislation, which lays out rules to classify workers as either employees or independent contractors, continues to cause debate and disruption, with the trucking industry, one of the most heavily affected markets. Large...
About a year-and-a-half after a state Supreme Court decision that brought the issue to the forefront of legislators’ attention, the California Senate voted to approve Assembly Bill 5 on Tuesday (Sept. 10) — and in so doing has very possibly changed the course of the gig economy...
The rise of the gig economy has sparked a new conversation about what constitutes an employee versus a small business: are gig workers working for themselves as contractors, or are they employees of the company that hires them? It’s a debate with significant implications for...
September 11, 2019
About a year-and-a-half after a state Supreme Court decision that brought the issue to the forefront of legislators’ attention, the California Senate voted to approve Assembly Bill 5 on Tuesday (Sept. 10) — and in so doing has very possibly changed the course of the gig economy forever. The bill, which passed the state’s General Assembly in early […]
August 25, 2017
The cyber insurance market is expected to grow, by a lot. Researchers at PricewaterhouseCoopers predicted in 2015 that the market would hit $7.5 billion in annual premiums by the end...
May 05, 2017
With collective income slated to hit $680 billion this year, gig economy workers are a rising economic force — and one that is changing face. Traditionally, gig workers have been viewed...
March 05, 2024
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has joined a lawsuit challenging the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new independent contractor rule. Filed Tuesday (March 5), the lawsuit focuses on the DOL’s new test for classifying employees and independent contractors, the Chamber said in a Tuesday press release. The new test will cause confusion among businesses about whether they have properly classified their […]
