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Uber Adds a Tip Option

Jun 21, 2017 Benjamin Sachs

Lost in the extensive coverage of Travis Kalanick’s resignation is the news that Uber is adding an in-app tip option. According to the Washington Post, the option is already available in Houston, Minneapolis, and Seattle, and should be part of the app nationwide by the end of July. The move comes on the heels of the […]

NPR’s Aarti Shahani asks Uber drivers: Do You Feel Like Your Own Boss?

Jun 8, 2017 Benjamin Sachs

The answer: No. Through Shahani’s reporting, Uber drivers give clear voice to the key legal arguments about employment status. The picture of control that emerges from these interviews is unmistakable. It’s a terrific piece – and a highly recommended listen.

June 7, 2017
News & Commentary

Melissa Greenberg

The Supreme Court has been asked to reconsider whether arrangements requiring non-union employees in the public sector to pay fair share or agency fees violate the First Amendment of the Constitution. Yesterday, Mark Janus, an Illinois state employee, petitioned the Supreme Court to review the Seventh Circuit’s decision in Janus v. AFSME and consider overturning the Court’s […]

Gig News: NYC Drivers Group Accuses Lyft of Wage Theft

Jun 1, 2017 Adi Kamdar

Yesterday, a New York Assembly Member and the Independent Drivers Guild (IDG) called for an investigation into ride-hailing company Lyft for allegedly cheating drivers out of certain wages. They claim the company is deducting New York State sales taxes and a “Black Car Fund” surcharge on interstate rides, even though they are only supposed to […]

May 24, 2017
News & Commentary

Melissa Greenberg

President Trump released his budget yesterday, and it proposed sharp reductions in spending for entitlement programs. The budget also included a cut of 19.8 percent in funding for the Department of Labor. Despite decreases in funding to the Department, the budget includes a proposal for a paid family leave program, which would allow states to grant six […]

May 16, 2017
News & Commentary

Maia Usui

Noncompete agreements — once limited to senior executives — are now a widespread practice, locking in almost one fifth of American workers. This includes low-wage workers at fast-food chains and factories. A recent report from The New York Times revealed how such agreements can harm workers, preventing them from finding new jobs or embroiling them in costly legal battles. This morning, the […]

Gig News: NLJ Update on Gig Economy Legislation and Lawsuits

May 2, 2017 Jon Weinberg

Last week, The National Law Journal published an update on state legislation and lawsuits regarding the classification of gig economy workers as independent contractors. First, the article noted that the Florida Legislature has passed a bill, expected to be signed into law by Governor Rick Scott, “that classifies drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft as […]

Are Lyft and Pepsi Playing the Same Game?

Apr 27, 2017 Leora Smith

Recently, following swift and widespread backlash, Pepsi pulled an advertisement that was accused of co-opting imagery from Black Lives Matter protests and other social movements. The advertisement’s storyline centered on model Kendall Jenner abandoning a photo shoot to join a parade of ethnically diverse models carrying ambiguous posters painted with peace signs, love written backward […]

Gig News: Court Enjoins Enforcement of Seattle Gig Unionization Ordinance

Apr 4, 2017 Jon Weinberg

Judge Robert S. Lasnik of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington has enjoined enforcement of Seattle’s first-in-the-nation ordinance giving gig economy independent contractors the right to unionize (the “Ordinance”.) Judge Lasnik’s full decision granting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s motion for preliminary injunctive relief in Chamber of Commerce of the United States […]

Gig News: Seattle Gig Unionization Ordinance On Hold

Apr 3, 2017 Jon Weinberg

Despite surviving multiple court challenges, the revolutionary Seattle municipal ordinance giving gig economy independent contractors the right to unionize appears to be on hold. According to Bloomberg BNA, a Seattle city attorney announced the city will delay enforcement of the law in proceedings before the district court hearing the challenge to the ordinance last week. Uber, […]

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