Posts Tagged ‘Gig Economy’
UberBLACK Drivers to be Classified as Employees
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has reversed its decision regarding the classification of UberBLACK drivers and thus the Uber saga continues. The original case dates back to 2016 and was filed by a group of drivers in Philadelphia driving for Uber’s high-end UberBLACK service. The drivers claim Uber violated the FLSA…
Read MoreSeattle Washington Implements Gig Economy Worker Protections
Seattle, Washington is the next major city to expand employee protections to workers of the gig economy. Starting July 1, 2020 new minimum wage requirements for gig economy workers such as Uber and Lyft drivers will go into effect. A new tax of 51 cents per ride will be added for every ride a driver…
Read MoreCalifornia Bill AB 5 Could Impact Equal Pay Efforts
The pay equity landscape in California will get more complicated for employers on account of Assembly Bill 5 (“AB 5”). AB 5 embeds the California Supreme Court ruling in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court into statutory law. What Does AB 5 Do? Starting in January 2020, AB 5 will require employers to treat…
Read MoreData Quality is Critical to Addressing Pay Equity Issues. Just Ask Uber.
A recent report by the National Bureau of Economic Research into pay differences between men and women Uber drivers demonstrated how having the right type and amount of data can lead to helpful research findings. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating…
Read MoreMajor Supreme Court Decision to Have Significant Effects on the Gig Economy
The California Supreme Court has issued a decision that will have far reaching implications on how workers may be classified in the gig economy. In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court clarified that a new test should be applied to how to classify workers in California —as either independent contractors…
Read MoreUber’s Continued Wage Dispute Reflects On-Call Issues For Gig Economy
Should individuals providing services through an app or other on-demand service in the new gig economy be considered employees? That question has been at the heart of many of the legal challenges facing companies like Uber who are creating a new economic model for workers. A judge in Philadelphia has decided that the answer to…
Read MoreUber’s Efforts to Redefine Regulation In the Gig Economy Rejected by European Court
Uber’s efforts to define how companies should operate in the gig economy have suffered another setback. The Court of Justice, the highest court in the European Union regarding European Union Law, has ruled that the company should be regulated as a transportation service. The ruling is consistent with a recommendation from an advocate general at…
Read MoreUber UK Case Highlights Possible Issues for U.S. Employers
Uber’s longstanding conflicts surrounding driver classification have not only affected the workforce in the United States, but also in the United Kingdom .. It’s become an example of how far-reaching employee classifications can stretch throughout the gig economy. A UK case involving Uber may shed light on what could soon become the norm in the…
Read MoreThe Waiting Game: GrubHub Lawsuit Leaves Gig Economy In Knots
We’ve watched as numerous Uber lawsuits have surfaced, where lines are blurred as to how workers are classified when they are part of an on demand mobile app. The summer brought yet another lawsuit over worker misclassification. GrubHub found itself in court when a former driver, Raef Lawson, used the company alleging that he was…
Read MoreUber And The Gig Economy – The Good, The Bad, And the Ugly
Fairly recently, the gig economy seems to have flown off the hinges off the working world. Suddenly contract workers and freelancers became en vogue. Perhaps it was due to the growing need for side cash or those who saw the rollercoaster ride of layoffs didn’t want to be tethered to one company that may inevitably…
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