Katie Canales/Business Insider San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is suing food delivery platform DoorDash for misclassifying its...
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Facebook Contractors Wanted Better Working Conditions. They Lost Their Jobs Instead. – BuzzFeed News
Contract workers for Facebook in Austin, Texas, say they have been retaliated against for union organizing, resulting in two workers’ departure...
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Will the Pandemic Push Knowledge Work into the Gig Economy? – Harvard Business Review
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Uber and Lyft Drivers Sue for New York Unemployment Benefits – NYT > Business
Uber and Lyft Drivers Sue for New York Unemployment Benefits In the latest challenge over their labor status, gig workers say the state is...
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California Sues Uber and Lyft, Claiming Workers Are Misclassified – NYT > Business
California Sues Uber and Lyft, Claiming Workers Are Misclassified The ride-hailing companies are accused of defying a new state law that says...
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Unemployment benefits for gig workers and freelancers: Here’s what we know so far – Fast Company
Last week the United States Congress passed the historic CARES Act. The act provides a staggering $2 trillion in monetary stimulus in order to...
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NYC is offering gig workers delivery jobs during COVID-19 pandemic – TechCrunch
To help gig workers make ends meet during these times of job insecurity amid COVID-19, New York City is offering gig workers who are licensed...
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Gig Worker Balances Big Paydays Against Coronavirus Risks – WSJ.com: US Business
Before the coronavirus pandemic, Joseph Puma’s best day as a gig worker was a $344 haul he notched last year. Last Friday, he nearly doubled...
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Gig workers have created a tool to offer mutual aid during COVID-19 pandemic – TechCrunch
Despite cities and states across the nation ordering people to stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, gig workers are still out there...
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Google told full-time employees to work from home, but some Google temps and contractors say they still have to come into ‘Petri dish’ offices because the company won’t give them remote access – Business Insider
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Google has instructed all full-time employees to start working from home as COVID-19 continues to spread. But for...
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