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May 14, 2020

Gig workers may be missing out

Gig workers are eligible for unemployment benefits, but they might be getting less money than they should. And, Marketplace’s podcast “The Uncertain Hour” has a new season out now on public policy and “A History of Now.”

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Gig workers say their unemployment benefits end up being less because of the way the government classifies their income.
Gig workers say their unemployment benefits end up being less because of the way the government classifies their income.
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