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DoorDash, the San Francisco-based prepared food delivery service, could be the latest gig company to face an injunction to treat its workers as employees, not independent contractors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
The California judge who ruled that Uber and Lyft have to classify their workers as employees reportedly “saw straight through” the “bogus argument” that the companies’ workers like being classified as independent contractors instead. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
For gig-economy companies, is it time to make way for the third way? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi took to the pages of The New York Times on Monday (Aug. 10) to call upon gig companies, such as ridesharing services, to start paying for benefits for their workers, who are overwhelmingly independent contractors. Get the Full Story Complete the...
The fact that the U.S. economy added 4.8 million jobs in June might have been missed amid all the bad news, of which there’s been no shortage. The many jobs being added post-pandemic are expanding the gig workforce trend that’s been building for a decade...
Is it really necessary to train a personal grocery shopper how to pick a good banana? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
Before the pandemic hit, the global freelancing economy was expected to experience significant proliferation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...
Among the casualties of the pandemic: The gig economy. As estimated by PYMNTS, 40 percent of gig workers have lost at least $10,000 of income since the start of the pandemic. That implies a sizable economic impact, considering that 53 million individuals in the U.S....
Delivery company DoorDash is facing a lawsuit from the San Francisco district attorney over allegedly illegally classifying its workers as contractors rather than employees. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
