Uber, Grubhub drivers and others will receive unemployment checks as part of the CARES Act that, critics say, amounts to a bailout of gig economy companies
Some Uber drivers, Airbnb hosts and other gig-economy workers sidelined as a result of the coronavirus outbreak …
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Vox
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The House just passed a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. It now heads to Trump's desk.
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@faizsays
Faiz Siddiqui
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Expansion of safety net to cover Uber & Lyft drivers highlights one of the main arguments I've heard from places favoring strict regulation of ride-hailing: When the companies don't have to cover driver pay + benefits, falls to the govt to step in https://www.washingtonpost.com/ …
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Tony Romm
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NEW: Workers for Uber, Lyft, Postmates and other gig economy companies can apply for unemployment for the first time under newly passed coronavirus bill. But it's the feds paying for it, not tech, leading some to call it a Silicon Valley bailout https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ..…
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@jessicaramos
Jessica Ramos
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A win for gig workers in New York! https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@lindseyboylan
Lindsey Boylan
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This is not getting the attention it should. It's huge for gig economy workers and a harbinger of things to come - things that should come. Gig workers are ever increasing in our economy and they deserve a safety net now and in the future. #coronavirus https://news.bloomberglaw.c…
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@chrisopfer
Chris Opfer
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On the same day a NY court said Postmates deliverers are “employees” eligible for unemployment insurance, Cuomo says the legislature likely will not get to planned gig worker rights legislation this year. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
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Hassan Ali Kanu
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Postmates drivers are employees of the company because the business “exercised control over its couriers,” NY's top appeals court said in a ruling that could be a boost for workers in a gig-based economy being upended by the coronavirus. via @eelarson https://news.bloomberglaw.co…
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Antonio Moore
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Between California's AB5 law and this NY decision this may be the end of the gig economy. @lyft @uber While couriers decide when to log into the Postmates' app and accept delivery jobs, the company controls the assignment of deliveries ... #ados https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ .…