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  • Uber Drivers Are Workers, UK Top Court Rules
    Uber Drivers Are Workers, UK Top Court Rules
    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. ...
    February 19, 2021BY Alexander Zhang
  • Uber Besting Unions Is for the Best
    Uber Besting Unions Is for the Best
    Commentary The people of California have sent a clear message: Gig-economy workers aren't employees. Through a referendum, voters ...
    December 19, 2020BY Fergus Hodgson
  • California’s Controversial Gig Worker Law Hit Hard by Prop. 22
    California’s Controversial Gig Worker Law Hit Hard by Prop. 22
    A traffic jam of opinions has accumulated after Californians voted to overturn in large part a controversial law ...
    November 13, 2020BY Jamie Joseph
  • California Limits Unpopular Law That Restricted Freelancers
    California Limits Unpopular Law That Restricted Freelancers
    California Gov. Gavin Newsom quietly signed a law on Sept. 4 repealing parts of an unpopular law that ...
    September 6, 2020BY Matthew Vadum
  • California Youth Athletic Programs Cut Back Because of Freelancer Law AB 5
    California Youth Athletic Programs Cut Back Because of Freelancer Law AB 5
    IRVINE, Calif.—Youth athletics programs in California are facing major budget hurdles in complying with Assembly Bill (AB 5), ...
    February 25, 2020BY Jamie Joseph
  • Federal Judge Denies Injunction Against California Anti-Contractor Law After Admitting It Causes Harm
    Federal Judge Denies Injunction Against California Anti-Contractor Law After Admitting It Causes Harm
    A federal judge refused to grant Uber and Postmates an injunction against California’s unusually restrictive anti-contractor law, even ...
    February 16, 2020BY Matthew Vadum
  • Federal Judge Shields Independent Truckers From California Law
    Federal Judge Shields Independent Truckers From California Law
    A federal judge has temporarily shielded 70,000 independent truckers from an unusually restrictive and possibly unconstitutional California law ...
    January 8, 2020BY Matthew Vadum
  • Uber, Postmates Sue to Block California Gig Worker Law, Argues Bill Is Unconstitutional
    Uber, Postmates Sue to Block California Gig Worker Law, Argues Bill Is Unconstitutional
    Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc and courier services provider Postmates Inc asked a U.S. court to block a ...
    December 30, 2019BY Reuters
  • Freelance Journalists Challenge California Law That Restricts Their Work
    Freelance Journalists Challenge California Law That Restricts Their Work
    Freelance journalists filed suit this week against California in federal court in hopes of striking down an unusually ...
    December 19, 2019BY Matthew Vadum
  • The Gig Economy Is Changing Everything—Is America Ready?
    The Gig Economy Is Changing Everything—Is America Ready?
    Commentary The days of Americans working 9 to 5, Monday through Friday, in a cradle-to-grave job are all ...
    December 2, 2019BY James Gorrie
  • Ikea Acquires TaskRabbit in Effort to Modernize Retail
    Ikea Acquires TaskRabbit in Effort to Modernize Retail
    In September, Swedish furniture retailer IKEA quietly snapped up TaskRabbit in a bid to transform its longstanding retail ...
    October 19, 2017BY Fan Yu
  • Should You Embrace the Gig Economy?
    Should You Embrace the Gig Economy?
    The phrase "gig economy" has become something of a buzzword in recent months. Used to denote the changing ...
    June 8, 2015BY James Richings
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