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Federal rule on gig workers proposed, narrowing definition of employee

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 25, 2020
When your work is a gig instead of a job, you have fewer protections and benefits.
Air travelers wait in the ride-hailing lot at Los Angeles International Airport in August.
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Reimagining the Economy

The gig economy and how workers might win it back

by David Brancaccio , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Aug 31, 2020
One way to rethink the "sharing economy" involves setting up co-ops on apps.
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California court to rule on gig worker classification

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Aug 5, 2020
The issue has big implications for workers' access to safety net benefits that have become crucial during the pandemic.
A driver takes part in a caravan protest against Uber and Lyft in Los Angeles. For many ride-share drivers, unemployment insurance and other benefits are major issues.
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Gig workers worry about losing federal jobless benefits

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 23, 2020
If the $600-a-week pandemic payment disappears, many may have trouble covering their basic expenses.
Gig workers have received unemployment benefits many would not have been entitled to before pandemic assistance began.
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Workplace Culture

An algorithm determines gig workers' pay — and they don't like it

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 13, 2020
Gig workers' livelihoods are increasingly ruled by mysterious — and unpredictable — software.
Drivers protest Uber and Lyft pay policies at LAX in 2019.
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Why some gig workers are getting less in unemployment benefits

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
May 14, 2020
They're eligible for assistance due to the pandemic, but a snag in the system may keep them from getting it.
Gig workers have received unemployment benefits many would not have been entitled to before pandemic assistance began.
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Workplace Culture

"Tip baiting" is just the latest battle over tips among gig workers

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Apr 10, 2020
Gig platforms have long been ambivalent about encouraging tips that many workers depend on.
An Uber Eats delivery worker on March 19 in New York City.
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California gig worker law to be decided this week

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 9, 2019
A bill that could force companies to reclassify workers as employees looks poised to win approval this week.
Uber and Lyft drivers protest at Los Angeles International Airport over what they say are unfair wages.
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