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Gig News: Q Services is Profitable

Oct 27, 2017 Adi Kamdar

Some gig economy startups are eschewing the route Uber and Lyft have taken and are, instead, classifying their workers as employees, not independent contractors. What I’ve referred to in the past as the “poster child” of this strategy is Managed by Q, which began as an office-cleaning service. The company starts its nearly 700 workers […]

August 28, 2017
News & Commentary

Feyi Lawoyin

The New York Times opinion page profiles unemployment “in black and white,” examining the factors driving the phenomenon in which the overall unemployment rate for black Americans (7.4%) is almost twice the overall unemployment rate for white Americans (3.8%). The article identifies disparities produced by monetary policy as one culprit: “The Fed has historically favored inflation fighting […]

August 2, 2017
News & Commentary

Melissa Greenberg

Yesterday, Judge Robert S. Lasnik of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington issued an order dismissing all claims in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. City of Seattle, a case challenging the validity of a Seattle ordinance allowing independent contractors in the for hire and taxicab transportation […]

May 30, 2017
News & Commentary

Feyi Lawoyin

Uber and Lyft returned to Austin, TX on Monday after Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 100 into law, eliminating Austin’s fingerprint requirements for drivers. As the LA Times describes, the bill designates the state, not local, government as the regulator of the “ride-hailing industry.” Uber and Lyft left Austin in May of 2016 after […]

Gig News: NLJ Update on Gig Economy Legislation and Lawsuits

May 2, 2017 Jon Weinberg

Last week, The National Law Journal published an update on state legislation and lawsuits regarding the classification of gig economy workers as independent contractors. First, the article noted that the Florida Legislature has passed a bill, expected to be signed into law by Governor Rick Scott, “that classifies drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft as […]

Gig News: Court Enjoins Enforcement of Seattle Gig Unionization Ordinance

Apr 4, 2017 Jon Weinberg

Judge Robert S. Lasnik of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington has enjoined enforcement of Seattle’s first-in-the-nation ordinance giving gig economy independent contractors the right to unionize (the “Ordinance”.) Judge Lasnik’s full decision granting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s motion for preliminary injunctive relief in Chamber of Commerce of the United States […]

Gig News: Seattle Gig Unionization Ordinance On Hold

Apr 3, 2017 Jon Weinberg

Despite surviving multiple court challenges, the revolutionary Seattle municipal ordinance giving gig economy independent contractors the right to unionize appears to be on hold. According to Bloomberg BNA, a Seattle city attorney announced the city will delay enforcement of the law in proceedings before the district court hearing the challenge to the ordinance last week. Uber, […]

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