A gig worker rule comes at the worst possible time for America’s gig economy. Follow @jennifersaba , opens new tab on Twitter (The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist.

The platform works by first connecting to a gig worker’s profile, then recommending to that gig worker when and where to work and on which third-party platform should they pick up jobs (Doordash ...

Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and other app-based ride-hail and delivery companies will have to reimburse California gig workers potentially millions of dollars for unpaid vehicle expenses between 2022 and ...

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Eight years later, Avedian said he's completed over 5,000 Uber and Lyft rides and a couple thousand food deliveries. He shared his gig-work experiences and insights as a senior contributor with ...

Companies like DoorDash, Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. face pressure from regulators and labor advocates to offer better pay and benefits to gig workers, who aren’t salaried employees.

The proposal filed in August by Flexibility and Benefits for Massachusetts Drivers 2024 — a group backed by Uber, Lyft and DoorDash — that would classify gig workers as contractors is similar ...

Stride, a gig-worker-benefits company with 2.7 million users, surveyed people who became drivers in the past six months. Almost 90% of them are doing grocery delivery or other courier jobs.