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Gig Economy
Doctors and Lawyers Join AI's $400-an-Hour Gig Economy
Doctors and lawyers can now earn up to $400 an hour on AI gig contracts, Bloomberg reports — far above typica…
Oct 19
Minneapolis Fed Asks: Is Self-Employment Growth Good News?
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis asks whether rising self-employment signals economic strength or weak…
Oct 16
Andrew Miller's 'What We Owe Ridehail Drivers' Reframes the Gig Pay Debate
Andrew Miller's 'What We Owe Ridehail Drivers' reframes the gig driver debate from per-trip pay to platform o…
Oct 13
China's Gig Workers Report Work Is 'Harder and Harder' to Find
Sydney Morning Herald field reporting on China's gig economy leads with a worker's plain verdict — 'work is g…
Oct 13
DoorDash to Pay $132M in NYC Driver Pay Settlement as Amazon Faces New Labor Suit
DoorDash will pay $132 million to settle an NYC driver pay class action. Amazon faces a new suit over its lab…
Oct 12
Multiple Jobholding After the Pandemic: A Richmond Fed Analysis
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond examines how common multiple jobholding has become in the postpandemic U…
Oct 12
Labor Weekly: DOJ Challenges Meatpacking Wage-Fixing Deal
DOJ moved to block a meatpacking wage-fixing settlement while Lyft agreed to California's largest-ever miscla…
Oct 10
UK's 100,000-worker minimum wage pledge may fall short, lawyers warn
Up to 100,000 UK workers could gain minimum wage and holiday pay under reforms to bogus self-employment, but…
Oct 9
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