The Necessary Next Step for Gig Workers in California
Sharon and I have a piece up at WaPo today making the case that California should follow AB5...
The Necessary Next Step for Gig Workers in California
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Law and the Future of Gig Work in California: Problems and Potentials (Part 2)
Law and the Future of Gig Work in California: Problems and Potentials (Part 2)
This is the second part of a two-part post on AB5. A concern that has been articulated about...
Will California Legislate Fairness for Gig Workers?
Will California Legislate Fairness for Gig Workers?
The battle for the gig economy’s future is underway in California. The fight is over a proposed...
Law and the Future of Gig Work in California: Problems and Potentials (Part 1)
Law and the Future of Gig Work in California: Problems and Potentials (Part 1)
Last week, a coalition of 75 professors from across the country sent a letter to California lawmakers in support of AB5. AB5, which will soon be voted on in the California Senate, codifies the legal standard articulated in Dynamex v. Superior Court (2018) and extends it to all California employment laws. In Dynamex, the Court created a presumption of employee status and set forth a simplified legal standard (“ABC” test) for an entity attempting to classify workers as independent contractors.
Wrestler Misclassification: The WWE’s Continued Chokehold over Its Performers
Wrestler Misclassification: The WWE’s Continued Chokehold over Its Performers
For those who have yet to cue in, professional wrestling is fake—the conflicts are fabricated,...
In SuperShuttle, the Politics of Employment Status Tests Laid Bare
In SuperShuttle, the Politics of Employment Status Tests Laid Bare
Earlier this year, the NLRB decided SuperShuttle DFW, Inc. v. Amalgamated Transit Union Local...
The Uber/Lyft Drivers’ Association, Unionization, and Labor Law Reform
The Uber/Lyft Drivers’ Association, Unionization, and Labor Law Reform
In her second post on the Uber/Lyft drivers’ association, Veena Dubal rightly celebrates the...
The Uber/Lyft “Workers’ Association” Debate
The Uber/Lyft “Workers’ Association” Debate
Over at Law and Political Economy, Veena Dubal writes an important piece that raises concerns...
Exotic Dancers Join the Debate over Dynamex
Exotic Dancers Join the Debate over Dynamex
In February, Stormy Daniels published an op-ed arguing that exotic dancers should be “treated...
Questionable Opinion About the Gig Economy
Questionable Opinion About the Gig Economy
As OnLabor covered last week (here and here), the Department of Labor recently issued an...
The Digitalization of Day Labor as Gig Work
The Digitalization of Day Labor as Gig Work
With the so-called “uberization” of work, any number of gig companies may be deserving of “the...
Law and Politics in Employee Classification
Law and Politics in Employee Classification
As has been widely reported, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an "opinion letter" yesterday...