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...
Will California Legislate Fairness for Gig Workers?
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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...
Criminal Background Checks and Disparate Impact: An Argument for Reform
Criminal Background Checks and Disparate Impact: An Argument for Reform
Amazon is currently defending itself in a class action alleging racial discrimination. In 2016,...
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...