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Covid-19 Shows Urgent Need to Hold Gig-Companies Accountable for Misclassification

So-called “gig-economy” workers are on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic. Instacart and Shipt workers have handled a massive increase in demand for grocery deliveries. DoorDash and Postmates couriers have delivered countless take-out orders as restaurants close in-person services. Uber and Lyft drivers have transported passengers with Covid-19 symptoms to receive care. Yet, even as […]

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.

Workers, Benefits, and Protections in the U.S Gig Economy

“Gig economy” or “online platform” companies that provide personal labor services—Uber, Lyft, TaskRabbit, Handy, Instacart, Grubhub, and others—challenge American law’s system for classifying workers as “employees” or “independent contractors,  As I explain in my new article “Workers, Benefits, and Protection in the U.S. Gig Economy,” employees are protected by a legally imposed workplace social compact.  […]

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