gig economy
Biden’s Labor Department Is Planning To Shake Up A Key Rule For Gig Workers
The Biden administration, following a steady campaign from labor activists, plans to repeal a Trump-era rule that made it more…
Read More »Lack Of Drivers Is A ‘Reckoning’ For Uber, Executive Says
Ride-share companies like Uber and Lyft have been using incentives to make the gig economy more attractive in an attempt…
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Money & The Economy
Biden’s Labor Secretary Just Threatened Independent Contractors
With the rise of the digital gig economy, millions of Americans have found flexible and lucrative work through independent contractor…
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Money & The Economy
What They Don’t Want You to Know: How a Teacher Went from Making $60k a Year to $336k
The American marketer and venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki once observed that the best way to make money is by making…
Read More » Democrats Just Snuck a $1 Billion Tax Hike on Workers Into Their COVID Bill
When the economy is struggling to recover from a pandemic and crushing government lockdowns, that’s probably the worst time to…
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Opinion
Dolly Parton’s Squarespace Super Bowl Ad is Really About the American Dream
Everybody loves Dolly Parton. It’s not hard to see why: The country music star is a philanthropic giant with decades of…
Read More » Pelosi and Schumer Just Reintroduced PRO Act, Which Would Kill Uber
With control of Congress and the White House, Democrats are making labor policy one of their first priorities. Ironically enough,…
Read More »Some Deal Will Have To Be Struck With Gig Economy Workers, Could It Be Unions?
The gig economy has come under increasing scrutiny by both liberals and conservatives, and rideshare apps like Uber and Lyft…
Read More »Uber, Lyft Prepared To Spend $90 Million Against Bill That Would Turn Drivers into Employees
Silicon Valley giants Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are willing to spend $90 million to lobby against a California bill that…
Read More »Trump’s Labor Department Backtracks On Obama-Era Stance On Gig Businesses
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued an “opinion letter” Monday recognizing a gig business’s workers as contract labor, a favorable…
Read More »Most Companies Will Use More ‘Gig Workers’ Over Next Five Years
60% of companies surveyed expect to increase use of contract labor A semi-permanent workforce is becoming the norm Company decision…
Read More »Thinking about a “Gig Economy” job? Here are the top 10
The top 10 best jobs in today’s “gig economy” were released today in a CareerCast report that serves as a guide for…
Read More »Where to Make the Most Cash in the Gig Economy
As FitSmallBusiness.com, the digital business publication, established in a recent study, it’s all about the gig economy now. Freelancers contribute nearly $1.4 trillion every…
Read More »Contrary to Hype, ‘Gig Economy’ hasn’t grown in two decades
Today’s BLS Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements survey results represent an important addition to our knowledge regarding the level and…
Read More »Gig Economy May Replace Retirement for Many
Today, more than one in three U.S. workers are freelancers — and this figure is expected to grow to 40 percent…
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