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Gig workers, unite?

October 12, 2022 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 6 Comments

So, this is a step in the right direction.

We all know that these gig ventures- Uber, DoorDash, GrubHub, etc- all refuse to acknowledge that their “staff” are employees. As such, they are paid as contractors- which really means most of those folks don’t even make minimum wage. In particular, food delivery workers- the ones that were critical for the rest of us to survive the pandemic- have had real problems.

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Indentured Slavery is Over?

September 23, 2019 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 2 Comments

I have been listening to folks talk about the California bill (AB 5) that was just signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom this minute. (OK, when this was written.) The provisions take effect on 1 January 2020, setting standards as to who is an employee and who is an independent contractor (such as drivers and delivery folks).

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