Today’s News & Commentary — September 9, 2021
Uber and Lyft have continued their national push to cement the status of their drivers as...
Today’s News & Commentary — September 9, 2021
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NDWA-Handy Pilot: Major Gains for Workers Long Excluded from Labor Law’s Protections
NDWA-Handy Pilot: Major Gains for Workers Long Excluded from Labor Law’s Protections
Today, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) announced a new pilot program for domestic...
Today’s News & Commentary — June 3, 2021
Today’s News & Commentary — June 3, 2021
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission plans to wage a multi-year, "multi-agency effort to...
Lawmakers Should Oppose New York’s Uber Bill: Workers need real sectoral bargaining not company unionism
Lawmakers Should Oppose New York’s Uber Bill: Workers need real sectoral bargaining not company unionism
Uber and other gig companies are rushing to pass a bill in the final weeks of Albany’s...
SAG-AFTRA’s New Influencer Agreement: What It Means for Influencers – and for Labor
SAG-AFTRA’s New Influencer Agreement: What It Means for Influencers – and for Labor
Meghan Markle, an American actress who married Prince Harry, highlighted in a recent interview...
What’s Next for California Drivers’ Challenge to Prop. 22?
What’s Next for California Drivers’ Challenge to Prop. 22?
Four app-based drivers and the SEIU are challenging Prop. 22, the California ballot initiative...
Today’s News & Commentary — January 14, 2020
Today’s News & Commentary — January 14, 2020
Yesterday, the House of Representatives began debating the impeachment of President Trump based...
Prop 22 Passes in California
Prop 22 Passes in California
With official results for the Presidential race still pending, California...
Moving Beyond App Drivers: Exotic Dancers, a Gig Worker Success Story
Moving Beyond App Drivers: Exotic Dancers, a Gig Worker Success Story
The U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed rule to expand the number of workers who businesses can...
Today’s News & Commentary — September 24, 2020
Today’s News & Commentary — September 24, 2020
In an online exchange sponsored by American Compass, Ben and...
Uber’s Flexibility Myth: Reprise
Uber’s Flexibility Myth: Reprise
As Uber has done countless times before, it argued in a recent NYT op-ed that the firm can't...
The Pitfalls of Uber and Lyft as Franchisors
The Pitfalls of Uber and Lyft as Franchisors
Uber and Lyft are in the early stages of discussions to possibly turn many of their California...