Congress still seeks ways to adapt to gig economy
Lawmakers consider changes to the system that classifies workers as either employees or independent contractors amid the rising on-demand workforce, Bloomberg BNA reports.
Lead to succeed
Staffing execs share their perspectives on the state of the industry and workforce solutions at the Staffing Industry Executive Forum.
Legal updates
Decisions in joint employment cases; Uber gets arbitration in IC case; Illinois temp equal pay bill proposed.
Global developments for on-demand work
Laws covering on-demand and contingent workers have been discussed in Europe and Japan; IC developments in Canada and the US.
Uber sues to stop Seattle IC driver unionization law
Uber filed a lawsuit to stop new rules that would allow Uber, Lyft and other independent contractor ride-sharing drivers to unionize, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports.
An Obamacare rollback could stall the gig economy
The gig economy has grown significantly in the last decade, due in part to workers being able to buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s healthcare exchanges. The Chicago Tribune reports how a rollback of the law could affect it.
Businesses must adapt for the growing freelance workforce
Forbes contributor Peter Johnson discusses how companies must change their ways in order to accommodate freelancers.
Another lawsuit claims Instacart IC misclassification
Human cloud firm faces another class action lawsuit alleging misclassification of workers as independent contractors, seeking damages of more than $5 million.
The end of the road?
Uber’s claim to be a technology company is “fiction.”
UK ruling could turn recruitment on its ear
A London employment tribunal ruling that UK Uber drivers are entitled to holiday pay, paid rest breaks and the national minimum wage can have far-reaching effects.
