Gig Workers

California Judge: Uber, Lyft Can’t Call Drivers Contractors
California Judge: Uber, Lyft Can’t Call Drivers Contractors
August 10, 2020  |  Legal

A California judge has passed an injunction to force Uber and Lyft to stop classifying their workers as independent contractors rather than employees, CNBC reported....

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Uber CEO Calls On States To Require Gig Worker Benefits
Uber CEO Calls On States To Require Gig Worker Benefits
August 10, 2020  |  Gig Economy

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...

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Saving Gig Workers From Predatory Lenders
Saving Gig Workers From Predatory Lenders
August 07, 2020  |  Gig Economy

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...

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Uber, Lyft Face California Lawsuit Alleging ‘Systematic Wage Theft’
Uber, Lyft Face California Lawsuit Alleging ‘Systematic Wage Theft’
August 06, 2020  |  Legal

Already reeling from the coronavirus, Uber’s and Lyft’s fortunes now face another big hit as California’s top labor official takes the ridesharing services to court...

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Topcoder On Minding The Financial Security Of Technology Contractors
Topcoder On Minding The Financial Security Of Technology Contractors
July 31, 2020  |  Faster Payments

Businesses are ramping up their digital capabilities during COVID-19 and are turning to gig marketplaces for sourcing talent. But all too often these technology professionals...

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Uber Reaches $2.65B Deal To Buy Postmates
Uber Reaches $2.65B Deal To Buy Postmates
July 06, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Uber Technologies agreed Monday (July 6) to purchase delivery firm Postmates Inc. in an all-stock deal worth $2.65 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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It Takes A Village To Build An Instant-Payments Ecosystem
It Takes A Village To Build An Instant-Payments Ecosystem
July 06, 2020  |  Digital Payments

The idea that money should be able to move instantly between sender and recipient has long been gaining ground in P2P payments, the gig economy,...

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California Seeks Court Order To Make Uber, Lyft Drivers Employees
California Seeks Court Order To Make Uber, Lyft Drivers Employees
June 24, 2020  |  Ridesharing

In what could be the start of a protracted court fight, attorneys for the state of California plan to ask a judge to order Uber...

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TaskRabbit CEO Plans Departure
TaskRabbit CEO Plans Departure
June 23, 2020  |  Personnel

TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot has announced a plan to step down from the company at the end of August, according to a report by The...

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