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Old Boundaries, New Horizons: How Anti-Discrimination Law Can Better Protect Black Gig Workers in the Time of COVID-19

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Christy EnglandThe Employee Rights Advocacy Institute for Law & Policy Abstract Legal scholarship surrounding the gig economy largely focuses on the detrimental impact of...   Read More

No Due Process, No Rights: How Forced Arbitration Enables Misclassification In The Gig Economy

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I. Introduction             The gig economy represents a multibillion-dollar sector of the American economy[1], and as many as one-third of workers in America are...   Read More

The Worst Of Both Worlds: The Implications Of Prop 22 For Workers In California And Beyond

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Introduction During the November 2020 election, California voters passed Proposition 22 (“Prop 22”) after gig companies like Uber and Lyft waged a multi-million dollar...   Read More

Spotlight On California: AB 5, Proposition 22, And The Fight For Gig Workers’ Rights

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By Christy England, Paul H. Tobias Attorney Fellow The Harms Of Misclassification: The COVID-19 Pandemic And Beyond As workers across the country face unprecedented...   Read More

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