Why Some Gig Economy Startups Are Reclassifying Workers as Employees
While gig economy behemoths like Uber and Lyft are fighting tooth and nail to keep classifying...
Why Some Gig Economy Startups Are Reclassifying Workers as Employees
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Gig News — February 12, 2016
Gig News — February 12, 2016
There might be problems with the recent class-action settlement Lyft reached with drivers....
Gig News: Union Files NLRB Petition to Represent Uber Drivers in New York
Gig News: Union Files NLRB Petition to Represent Uber Drivers in New York
POLITICO New York reports that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1430...
Scheiber on Uber Drivers: More (and more) Evidence of Employee Status
Scheiber on Uber Drivers: More (and more) Evidence of Employee Status
As Sophie covered in the News and Commentary today, Noam Scheiber has a superb piece up at...
Is Uber Wagging the Dog With Its Moonlighting Drivers?
Is Uber Wagging the Dog With Its Moonlighting Drivers?
There is a math problem with Uber’s most powerful argument for classifying its drivers as...
Liss-Riordan Statement on Lyft Settlement
Liss-Riordan Statement on Lyft Settlement
As we've covered, Lyft has agreed to settle the class-action lawsuit brought by Shannon...
Gig News — January 27, 2016
Gig News — January 27, 2016
This post is part of an ongoing series on labor and the gig economy. Uber may soon increase the...
Beyond Misclassification: Gig Economy Discrimination Outside Employment Law
Beyond Misclassification: Gig Economy Discrimination Outside Employment Law
Amidst all the hubbub about whether Uber drivers et al. are to be classified legally as...
Gig News Explainer: Uber's Driver Arbitration Clauses & the O'Connor v. Uber Class Action
Gig News Explainer: Uber's Driver Arbitration Clauses & the O'Connor v. Uber Class Action
U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen recently issued a final class action certification in...
Gig News: Seattle Passes Historic Bill Giving Uber & Lyft Drivers Right to Unionize
Gig News: Seattle Passes Historic Bill Giving Uber & Lyft Drivers Right to Unionize
As Ryan highlighted in his post earlier this morning, the Seattle City Council unanimously...
NLRB Finds Tucson Taxi Drivers Employees, and Uber Drivers Could Be Next
NLRB Finds Tucson Taxi Drivers Employees, and Uber Drivers Could Be Next
As employment misclassification suits involving the gig economy continue to proliferate, a new...
Gig News: Uber Successfully Pursuing State Legislation on Independent Contractor Status
Gig News: Uber Successfully Pursuing State Legislation on Independent Contractor Status
Today Reuters published an important story noting efforts by Uber to lobby for state...