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Gig Economy

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

August 11, 2021
By Christy England

The gig economy continues to garner attention in legal scholarship, social science research, and public discourse in general. The COVID-19 pandemic has also shed light on the plight of gig workers in general, and Black gig workers in particular.

Forced Arbitration, Gig Economy, News gig ecomony

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

August 11, 2021
By NIWR

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 gig workers.[2] The gig economy has […]

Forced Arbitration, Gig Economy, News gig ecomony

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

March 17, 2021
By NIWR

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 campaign encouraging voters to vote “yes.” […]

Forced Arbitration, Gig Economy

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

October 22, 2020
By NIWR

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 challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed […]

Forced Arbitration, Gig Economy, News

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