Tag: Gig economy
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Q&A: What Overturning Prop 22 Could Mean for the Future of the Gig Economy
Labor advocates got a major win last month when a California Superior Court judge ruled Proposition 22—the controversial ballot initiative that allowed ride share companies to keep classifying drivers as independent contractors rather than employees—w…
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Lyft, Uber Pledge To Cover $10,000 Fees for Drivers Who Violate Texas Abortion Ban
Lyft and Uber will cover the legal fees of any drivers fined for violating a Texas abortion law. The two California ride hailing services waded into what has long been a divisive issue a day after the Supreme Court allowed Texas to pass a law bann…
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State Superior Court Judge Rules Prop 22 Unconstitutional
In a blow to Uber, Lyft and other apps that use gig workers to fuel their business, a California Superior Court judge on Friday ruled Proposition 22 unconstitutional and unenforceable. Approved by 58% of voters last year, the proposition allowed Uber,…
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Exclusive: Park Place Payments Raises a Seed Round to Make Payment Processing Less Caustic and More Flexible
Since her time at Harvard (undergrad and then MBA), Samantha Ettus has made a career out of motivating women to achieve a better work/life balance through her five bestselling books, hundreds of TV appearances and corporate speaking gigs.But in 2018, …