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Joe Biden
Politics

Biden’s Labor Department takes aim at Uber and DoorDash with new rule aimed to cut down on number of ‘independent contractors’

By David Hamilton, Alexandra Olson and The Associated Press
January 9, 2024
The gig economy has been steadily booming over the last decade. Millennials and Gen Zers helped it reach new heights in 2023
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The gig economy has been steadily booming over the last decade. Millennials and Gen Zers helped it reach new heights in 2023

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December 14, 2023
Uber, Deliveroo and other ride-hailing and food-delivery platforms will have to treat 5.5m gig workers as employees under new EU deal
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Uber, Deliveroo and other ride-hailing and food-delivery platforms will have to treat 5.5m gig workers as employees under new EU deal

By Jillian Deutsch and Bloomberg
December 13, 2023
The OnlyFans logo is seen on a computer monitor in this posed photo.
Success

2 millennial teachers were punished for posting adult content on OnlyFans. Are they victims of employment discrimination?

By Heather Hollingsworth and The Associated Press
December 11, 2023
Young man in a meeting
Success

Many Gen Zers have a full-time job and a side hustle, partly because they’re wary of getting burned by their employers: ‘They’ve seen it happen to their parents, to millennials’

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September 27, 2023
a picture of a person opening the uber app next to a cab with uber's logo
Lifestyle

Uber warns job losses would be ‘equivalent to VW going out of business’ if a new EU law to turn gig workers into de facto employees is passed

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September 20, 2023
Gig workers rally at San Francisco courthouse against Proposition 22 amid appeal in 2022
Commentary

How an only-in-California law could allow one Uber driver to singlehandedly upend the gig economy

By David Astoria and Seth Finberg
August 28, 2023
Taylor Swift security guard who went viral for singing at Eras concert was ‘fired’ for asking people to take photos of him
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Taylor Swift security guard who went viral for singing at Eras concert was ‘fired’ for asking people to take photos of him

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August 23, 2023
Portrait of Lyft CEO David Risher on pink and beige background.
Finance

Lyft’s CEO is so bullish on the ‘underdog’ company, he just invested $1 million in its stock

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August 22, 2023
An Uber driver checks his phone while sitting in the drivers seat of his car.
Newsletters

Minnesota becomes latest state to pass bill guaranteeing rights for gig workers 

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May 25, 2023
It’s not just A.I. companies begging for more regulation
Newsletters

It’s not just A.I. companies begging for more regulation

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May 24, 2023
‘It got me scared’: Delivery workers are on edge after a series of violent attacks raise questions about safety
Politics

‘It got me scared’: Delivery workers are on edge after a series of violent attacks raise questions about safety

By Alexandra Olson, Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated Press
May 1, 2023
Biden labor secretary nominee Julie Su faces Senate battle over support of law meant to make app-based gig firms treat workers as employees
Politics

Biden labor secretary nominee Julie Su faces Senate battle over support of law meant to make app-based gig firms treat workers as employees

By Stephen Groves and The Associated Press
April 20, 2023
Apps like Venmo and Square are making it easier for the IRS to crack down on side hustles — Don’t get caught off guard on your taxes
Personal Finance

Apps like Venmo and Square are making it easier for the IRS to crack down on side hustles — Don’t get caught off guard on your taxes

By Erica Neuman and The Conversation
April 4, 2023
Portrait of Lyft CEO David Risher on pink and beige background.
Tech

How Lyft’s new CEO ‘got really good at doing more with less’ leading a non-profit for 14 years and why he thinks it could save the rideshare company

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March 30, 2023

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