The measure, modeled on California's Prop 22, "could make Massachusetts the epicenter for an expensive fight over the legal rights of gig workers."
The No. 1 food-delivery service's revenue more than tripled in the first nine months of 2019 though it warned the pandemic-fueled spurt may not last.
The push to exempt gig workers from state labor laws was the most expensive ballot-measure campaign in state history.
The California lawsuit contends that the delivery company willingly misclassified employees to reduce business costs.
Following in California's footsteps, every state could potentially adopt its own law regulating companies' use of gig workers.
The bill would require gig economy workers to be reclassified as employees instead of independent contractors.
Shares of the Israeli online freelancer platform jumped on the company's first day of trading.
The Department of Labor's opinion came in a letter to a virtual marketplace company that operates in the "sharing" economy.
By looking at their supply of skills and talent in a new light, organizations can better prepare their companies for tomorrow’s challenges.
Irregular and anti-social hours, sleep deprivation, exhaustion, low pay, no bargaining power — the autonomy comes at a price.
The amended rules governing disclosure of employee stock sales reflect "new compensatory instruments and novel worker relationships."
With the talent shortage only expected to worsen, companies will have to pay big bucks to hire and retain top talent.
