California’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the test the state adopted for determining worker classification is retroactive, which could have big implications for gig companies like...
In an effort to combat fraudulent unemployment insurance claims, which have been rampant in some states during the pandemic, gig workers and self-employed workers will be...
Ride-hailing drivers and the Service Employees International Union filed a lawsuit against California on Tuesday that asks the state Supreme Court to invalidate Proposition 22 on...
The U.S. Department of Labor finalized a rule Wednesday that could be a boon to app-based gig companies while potentially costing American workers billions of dollars...
The Trump administration made it easier for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors, a victory for gig-economy companies such as food-delivery and ride-sharing services and...
BARCELONA—Gig-economy companies in Europe, under pressure over employment rights, are looking to strike labor agreements that give workers some benefits but stop short of making them...
Californians this week will start to see the effects of Proposition 22, the ballot measure that 58% of the state’s voters passed in November. The measure...
The coronavirus pandemic has given a massive boost to grocery delivery and created new jobs because of the need to fulfill and deliver more orders than...
WASHINGTON—Privately held online platform companies such as DoorDash and UrbanSitter could pay their workers partially in stock under a rule proposed Tuesday by the Securities and...
Gig workers are in for some changes under the Biden administration. For starters, President-elect Joe Biden promised on his campaign website to “ensure workers in the...