Category: gigeconomy

Massachusetts sues Uber and Lyft for identifying drivers as contractors

Post author By Randall
Post date July 14, 2020
Categories In business, employment, employment status, gear, gig economy, gigeconomy, independent contractor, lawsuit, Lyft, massachusetts, News, ridehailing, ridesharing, Tech, Uber

[ad_1] ANNOUNCING: We are suing @Uber and @Lyft for misclassifying their drivers. Billion-dollar businesses don’t get to pick and choose which laws they follow. Tune in for our live press conference at 11AM here: https://t.co/ONVUH6HNBr pic.twitter.com/Xlm7tv82Yn — Maura Healey (@MassAGO) July 14, 2020 Healey’s office argues that the companies don’t meet a three-part test under […]

Activists form nonprofit to fight gig worker exploitation

Post author By Randall
Post date February 10, 2020
Categories In business, gear, gig economy, gig workers, gigeconomy, gigworkers, instacart, non-profit, nonprofit, Tech

[ad_1] The pair are well-known activists in the gig worker community. They were among the leaders of a six-day protest against Instacart in December, and held a 72-hour strike in the hopes of persuading Instacart to give all tips to its shoppers and to revamp how fees work. Earlier this month, a group of Instacart […]