Openforce and Ryder have teamed up to offer commercial vehicle rentals to independent contractors. With this collaboration, independent contractors using the Openforce platform will be able to rent sprinter vans and box trucks from Ryder at exclusive discounted rates, the companies said in a Thursday (June 8) press release....
The emergence of online marketplaces and platforms has made it possible for the gig economy to flourish. After all, it is the online channel through which all manner of freelancers can find the ways and means to advertise their services and products, set terms, and...
Mastercard has teamed with portable-benefits platform Stride to make it easier for gig workers to buy healthcare coverage. Jess Turner, Mastercard’s executive vice president for North America Products and Innovation, tells PYMNTS the venture is just one part of the firm’s push to help gig workers get benefits. With gig-economy participation rising and...
In what could be the start of a protracted court fight, attorneys for the state of California plan to ask a judge to order Uber and Lyft to classify their ride-hailing drivers as employees rather than contractors, Reuters reported. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said...
October 18, 2022
The emergence of online marketplaces and platforms has made it possible for the gig economy to flourish. After all, it is the online channel through which all manner of freelancers can find the ways and means to advertise their services and products, set terms, and get paid. It is the payments functionality — the ability […]
October 16, 2020
Mastercard has teamed with portable-benefits platform Stride to make it easier for gig workers to buy healthcare coverage. Jess Turner, Mastercard’s executive vice president for North America Products and Innovation, tells PYMNTS the venture is just one part...
February 14, 2020
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...
May 06, 2024
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments Monday (May 6) regarding a proposed ballot measure that seeks to redefine the employment relationship between rideshare and delivery drivers and companies like Uber and Lyft. The court’s justices expressed concerns over certain aspects of the proposal but seemed unlikely to fully support the argument that it violates the state’s constitution, Reuters reported Monday. The proposed ballot […]
June 08, 2023
Openforce and Ryder have teamed up to offer commercial vehicle rentals to independent contractors. With this collaboration, independent contractors using the Openforce platform will be able to rent sprinter vans and box trucks...
June 24, 2020
In what could be the start of a protracted court fight, attorneys for the state of California plan to ask a judge to order Uber and Lyft to classify their...
January 07, 2020
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...
