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What's a 'gig' job? How it's legally defined affects workers' rights and protections
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe “gig” economy has captured the attention of technology futurists, journalists, academics and...
How an only-in-California law could allow one Uber driver to singlehandedly upend the gig economy
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoThe gig economy, a realm once celebrated for its convenience and dynamism, is standing at a...
Witnesses in GA Trump probe suspected of lying, Raquel Welch dies at 82: 5 things podcast
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: Witnesses in Georgia Trump investigation suspected of...
My Take: USDOL rule would decimate Michigan’s gig economy, drive up costs
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLast month, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...
Employment: Cracking down on the freelance economy
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRidesharing. Lindsey Nicholson/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The smartest insight and analysis, from all perspectives, rounded...
New Labor Rules Will Screw Over Your Local McDonalds
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPhoto 99257311 © Birgit Reitz Hofmann | Dreamstime.com In modern America, it's often in the dusty halls of little-known bureaucratic agencies that some...
More than 60% of pensioners risk missing out on adequate retirement, MPs warn
Yahoo Finance UK· 2 years agoMPs have called for reforms in the pension sector as the cost of living surges. Photo: Getty 10'000...
Lawsuit challenges DOL's 'independent contractor' rule days before it takes effect
Financial Planning via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoThe Department of Labor's soon-to-take-effect defintion of independent contractors faces a new legal...
Gig workers have path to unionize after federal ruling. Here’s what to know
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 11 months agoGig workers, such as drivers for Uber or Lyft, could now have a path toward unionizing due to a new...
Biden labor proposal shakes up gig economy that relies on contractors
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Department of Labor rule proposed Tuesday would make it more difficult...