Gig Economy Archives

The employment status of Uber drivers has, to date, been considered in two Australian cases. ...

Pauline Bomball
Sep 28, 2018

For the discriminatory loss of early retirement benefits, the New York State Nurses Association...

Jenny Braun
Jul 20, 2018

The Fifth Circuit recently ruled that the fast-food chain In-N-Out Burger violated the National...

Jenny Braun
Jul 15, 2018

“Gig economy” or “online platform” companies that provide personal labor services—Uber, Lyft,...

Seth Harris
Jul 2, 2018

Some of the hottest questions in labor policy over the past few years have been: how big is the...

Sharon Block
Jun 11, 2018

Starting tomorrow, no Costco employee will earn below $14 an hour. While some locations...

Jenny Braun
Jun 10, 2018

The city of San Francisco subpoenaed Uber and Lyft yesterday, demanding that the ride-hailing...

Matthew Carrieri
May 30, 2018

On May 11, the Ninth Circuit dealt a blow to a Seattle city ordinance permitting Lyft and Uber...

Ryan Wheeler
May 23, 2018

The Competitive Enterprise Institute has weighed in on our debate over flexibility in the gig...

Benjamin Sachs
May 18, 2018

Professor Estlund argues that if gig firms have to classify their workers as employees (as I...

Benjamin Sachs
May 18, 2018

The so-called “flexibility trope” that Professor Sachs identifies and dismantles in his recent...

Cynthia Estlund
May 17, 2018

Today's Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the death of Pablo Avendano, a 34-year old bike...

Benjamin Sachs
May 15, 2018