gig economy

Britain’s Supreme Court on Friday unanimously ruled that Uber drivers are workers rather than self-employed, in a landmark ruling that may have implications for the rest of the gig economy. ...

Commentary The people of California have sent a clear message: Gig-economy workers aren't employees. Through a referendum, voters ...

A traffic jam of opinions has accumulated after Californians voted to overturn in large part a controversial law ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom quietly signed a law on Sept. 4 repealing parts of an unpopular law that ...

IRVINE, Calif.—Youth athletics programs in California are facing major budget hurdles in complying with Assembly Bill (AB 5), ...

A federal judge refused to grant Uber and Postmates an injunction against California’s unusually restrictive anti-contractor law, even ...

A federal judge has temporarily shielded 70,000 independent truckers from an unusually restrictive and possibly unconstitutional California law ...

Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc and courier services provider Postmates Inc asked a U.S. court to block a ...

Freelance journalists filed suit this week against California in federal court in hopes of striking down an unusually ...

Commentary The days of Americans working 9 to 5, Monday through Friday, in a cradle-to-grave job are all ...

In September, Swedish furniture retailer IKEA quietly snapped up TaskRabbit in a bid to transform its longstanding retail ...

The phrase "gig economy" has become something of a buzzword in recent months. Used to denote the changing ...