gig workers

The proposed rule also puts more weight on how much control workers have and whether they face a profit or a loss — a standard that tends to favor employers.

The likely outcome of the rule is to designate more people as employees. That has some employers through the gig economy worried.

Cities are among the biggest buyers of flexible labor, and they’re improving terms for gig work, says Xavier de Souza Briggs of Brookings.

Uber and Lyft drivers receive personalized wages based on data the companies collect about them, according to a new legal study.

Gig workers are a major reason this year’s open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act individual marketplace is likely to be big.

The federal government steps into a regulatory issue long left to states to figure out, observers say.

E-bikes are particularly popular among food delivery workers, and an informal, underground economy has sprung up to support them.

Gig workers, like those who drive for Uber and deliver for DoorDash, occupy a murky position between employee and independent contractor as defined by labor laws.

Gig workers now have access to unemployment benefits as the economy has opened back up.

Because they are not considered employees, gig workers and their families often have fewer financial protections when they are hurt killed on the job.