Gig Workers

Instant Pay Startup Clair Notches $4.5M To Help Gig Workers
Instant Pay Startup Clair Notches $4.5M To Help Gig Workers
October 09, 2020  |  Investments

New York City-based FinTech startup Clair has raised $4.5 million in seed funding to disrupt payday lending schemes and help gig workers and freelancers get...

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Uber CEO’s 900,000 Reasons Why AB5 Shouldn’t Fly
Uber CEO’s 900,000 Reasons Why AB5 Shouldn’t Fly
October 05, 2020  |  Gig Economy

California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) — and its now famed (and feared) three-part test as to whether a worker could be classified as an independent...

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The Rise Of The Pay-Advance App
The Rise Of The Pay-Advance App
October 05, 2020  |  Gig Economy

For workers living paycheck to paycheck even before COVID-19, having their hours cut back due to the pandemic can stretch already tenuous financial situations to...

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Gig Apps Work It In Latest Provider Ranking
Gig Apps Work It In Latest Provider Ranking
September 30, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

In a bid to add clarity around booming freelance markets, PYMNTS has reported on the U.S. Department of Labor recently offering guidelines and even “tests” that...

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Labor Dept Floats ‘Tests’ To Define Independent Contractors
Labor Dept Floats ‘Tests’ To Define Independent Contractors
September 23, 2020  |  Gig Economy

New tests may help companies (and regulators) determine who is an independent contractor — and who is not. To that end, a new proposal by...

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Musicians Pick Up The Tempo On Adopting Digital Payments
Musicians Pick Up The Tempo On Adopting Digital Payments
September 18, 2020  |  Digital Payments

The conventional wisdom may hold that creative types — musicians among them — are not the savviest of business mavens. Anecdotes abound, of course, in...

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Fiverr Expands Business Offerings For Easier Remote Work
Fiverr Expands Business Offerings For Easier Remote Work
September 15, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Fiverr International Ltd., an established player in the field of connecting businesses and freelancers, on Tuesday (Sept. 15) announced a new offering aimed at facilitating...

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The Pandemic And The Side-Hustle Renaissance
The Pandemic And The Side-Hustle Renaissance
September 07, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Labor Day 2020 has an unfortunate cloud hanging over it: a high U.S. unemployment rate, even as the nation engages in its annual celebration of...

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Meeting The Payments Needs Of Cross-Border Gig Workers
Meeting The Payments Needs Of Cross-Border Gig Workers
August 31, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Even before the pandemic upended the ways we live and work, the workforce itself was shifting, marked by the rapid expansion of the gig economy....

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