Just two months after 58% of Californians voted it into effect and not even one month after it became law of the state, a group of workers and a major union have filed suit to overturn the results of Proposition
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Gig Economy Rule Faces Very Uncertain Future
If it had been released at some other point in time and under different circumstances, perhaps gig economy businesses would be celebrating the release of a federal rule that makes it easier to classify workers as independent contractors. But the…
Federal Court Rules That Instacart Workers Cannot Escape Arbitration Despite FAA Argument
A federal district court in Illinois just ruled that a proposed class of gig economy delivery drivers and paid shoppers must individually arbitrate their claims that they were misclassified as independent contractors, rejecting an attempt to escape arbitration that has…
3 Gig Economy Predictions For 2021
It’s typical as the year winds down to turn our attention to the upcoming new year to try to figure out what’s in store for us. And like no other time in most of our lives, we’re looking forward to…
Businesses Could Get Gift Of Gig Economy Rule Under The Christmas Tree This Year
With only a few weeks left in 2020 and a new administration set to take control of the Department of Labor a few weeks later, companies that rely upon a gig economy business model may be in store for a…
Should Gig Workers Get COVID-19 Vaccine Priority?
Delivery and rideshare drivers who work in the gig economy should get priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. In a December 10 letter sent to governors in all 50 states, Khosrowshahi notes just how…
DoorDash CEO Calls For 3-Step Plan To Modernize Workplace Law To Match Gig Innovation
In a recent op-ed penned in Business Insider, DoorDash co-founder and CEO Tony Xu laid out a three-step plan necessary to ensure that our nation’s workplace laws stay current to address the ever-growing gig economy by creating a hybrid model…
Paying Gig Workers In Company Stock Might Soon Be An Attractive Option (Emphasis On “Might”)
The federal government has taken another step to further incentivize highly skilled workers to join the gig economy: it has proposed rules that would permit publicly held gig companies to offer equity compensation to their employees as payment. The rules,…
5 Biggest Questions After California Voters Pass Landmark Gig Economy Law
The dust is beginning to settle after California voters overwhelmingly approved a new test for determining whether app-based rideshare and delivery drivers are considered employees or independent contractors, essentially overturning the ABC Test as it applies to a wide swath…
What Can The Gig Economy Expect Under President Biden?
Now that all major media outlets have projected Joe Biden to be our next president, it is natural to begin to wonder what the next four years might look like for the gig economy. Our firm published a detailed assessment…