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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, 2021
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Alexander Zhang
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, 2020
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Fergus Hodgson
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, 2020
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Jamie Joseph
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, 2020
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Matthew Vadum
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, 2020
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Jamie Joseph
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, 2020
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Matthew Vadum
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, 2020
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Matthew Vadum
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, 2019
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Reuters
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, 2019
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Matthew Vadum
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, 2019
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James Gorrie
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, 2017
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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, 2015
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James Richings
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