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Could the gig be up for Uber and Lyft?

by Meghan McCarty Carino Aug 9, 2019
A law under consideration in California would require the companies to classify their drivers as employees.
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Lowe's outsources thousands of jobs to third-party contractors

by Meghan McCarty Carino Aug 5, 2019
The hardware retailer announced thousands of layoffs this week, but the jobs aren't going away
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The one thing millennials are worried about at work? Job security

by Kimberly Adams May 14, 2019
Young adults prefer one long career over the gig economy, the GenForward survey finds.
People work at the co-working space Cove in 2016 in Washington, D.C.
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What does it mean to be "employed" in the gig economy?

by Amy Scott Apr 19, 2019
A new European law tries to answer that question.
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Your side hustle may not look so great come tax time

by Molly Wood Apr 11, 2019
Are gig workers getting the guidance they need when it comes to filing their taxes?
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Tech is helping house cleaners get benefits

by Jed Kim and Leila Goldstein Mar 26, 2019
The new platform Alia allows gig workers to earn paid time off and some types of insurance.
Olivia Mejia, a house cleaner in Brooklyn, logs into the Alia platform on her phone. She has taken out life insurance and accident insurance through the platform.
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In a strong job market, some fed up workers are "ghosting" their employers

by Kai Ryssdal and Phoebe Unterman Dec 14, 2018
So many workers are disappearing without even a text message that they've caught the Fed's attention.
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Divided Decade

How temp workers became the norm in America

by Scott Tong Nov 15, 2018
10 years after the Great Recession companies have increased their dependence on non-permanent workers.
Nissan auto factory workers (from left to right) Eric Hearn, Travis Parks and Antonio Ivy. 
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Even the Bureau of Labor Statistics is confused about your employment situation

by Ali Oshinskie Oct 11, 2018
The gig economy is shrinking. Wait, what exactly is the gig economy?
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What it's like to hold multiple jobs

by Marielle Segarra Oct 5, 2018
The hours — and the fatigue — add up.
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