Criminal Background Checks and Disparate Impact: An Argument for Reform
Amazon is currently defending itself in a class action alleging racial discrimination. In 2016,...
Criminal Background Checks and Disparate Impact: An Argument for Reform
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Uber’s $100b IPO
Uber’s $100b IPO
David Streitfeld has a great story in the NYT this morning about life as an Uber driver and the...
In California, Legislative Negotiations over the Worker Classification Question Continue
In California, Legislative Negotiations over the Worker Classification Question Continue
As OnLabor reported last month, in the wake of the California Supreme Court’s ruling in Dynamex...
Employees or Independent Contractors? Insights from Japan
Employees or Independent Contractors? Insights from Japan
Recently in the United States, in response to the emergence of “gig economy,” the debate...
Why We Shouldn’t Rush to Celebrate Instacart’s New Tipping Policy
Why We Shouldn’t Rush to Celebrate Instacart’s New Tipping Policy
It’s no surprise that gig-economy companies are careful to avoid disclosing just how little...
Post-Dynamex, California Legislature Takes Up the Worker Classification Question
Post-Dynamex, California Legislature Takes Up the Worker Classification Question
Last spring, the California Supreme Court sent shockwaves through the gig economy with its...
The Legal Challenge to NYC’s Minimum Payments Law: Do Lyft and Juno Have a Point?
The Legal Challenge to NYC’s Minimum Payments Law: Do Lyft and Juno Have a Point?
New York City’s new minimum payments rule for drivers in the ride-hailing sector is sorely...
Employment Status and the Gig Economy: A View from Australia
Employment Status and the Gig Economy: A View from Australia
The employment status of Uber drivers has, to date, been considered in two Australian cases. ...
Today’s News & Commentary — July 20, 2018
Today’s News & Commentary — July 20, 2018
For the discriminatory loss of early retirement benefits, the New York State Nurses Association...
Weekend News & Commentary — July 14–15, 2018
Weekend News & Commentary — July 14–15, 2018
The Fifth Circuit recently ruled that the fast-food chain In-N-Out Burger violated the National...
Workers, Benefits, and Protections in the U.S Gig Economy
Workers, Benefits, and Protections in the U.S Gig Economy
“Gig economy” or “online platform” companies that provide personal labor services—Uber, Lyft,...
CWS Surprise!
CWS Surprise!
Some of the hottest questions in labor policy over the past few years have been: how big is the...