AB5 is California’s new landmark work law concerning independent contractors. It took effect Jan. 1, adding an estimate 2 million contractors and … Read more

AB5 is California’s new landmark work law concerning independent contractors. It took effect Jan. 1, adding an estimate 2 million contractors and … Read more
This Employment Law This Week monthly rundown discusses the most important developments for employers in November 2019. The update specifically addresses: … Read more
Note: California’s new worker classification law is controversial and has already prompted Uber, Lyft and DoorDash to fund a $90 million campaign … Read more
External workers are employees who work for a company but who are not on its formal payroll. This includes temporary staff, contract employees and … Read more
When choosing to be a gig worker rather than a traditionally employed employee, one of the compromises made is to forgo the protection and economic … Read more
External workers are employees who work for a company but who are not on its formal payroll. This includes temporary staff, contract employees and … Read more
There’s no way to sugarcoat this one. Yesterday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed a big loss to gig economy companies by concluding that last year’s … Read more
One of the first questions people often ask when meeting someone new is what the person does for a living. Whether it is a good or a bad thing, we live in … Read more
The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) on July 13 titled “Determining Whether Nurse or … Read more
With the rise of the gig economy and a wider swath of Americans defining work on their own terms, the assumption of slow payments isn’t as safe as it once … Read more
Research suggests that about 75% of venture-backed tech startups fail to thrive. Only slightly over half of all new businesses survive five years. I didn’t … Read more
The war for talent continues to rage, and 77% of CEOs are now concerned about talent/skills availability as a business threat, according to PwC’s Annual … Read more
Companies that solely rely on traditional hiring models may soon lose their ability to remain competitive. Traditional models of hiring no longer provide … Read more
Needs-based employment is hardly a new phenomenon. Since even before the Industrial Age, when a business needed a toolmaker, an accountant or some other … Read more
In the employment firmament, their star is rising. They appear when you need them, go away when you don’t, and there’s always a long line of replacements … Read more
From Amazon’s Mechanical Turk to Fiverr, TaskRabbit, Upwork and Behance, gig platforms are everywhere. If you need something done, whether it’s a simple … Read more
Most businesses, and startups in particular, need to keep costs down. Workers either cannot or do not want to work traditional hours. So begins the boom of … Read more
Each project your company undertakes with freelancers (sometimes referred to as agile talent, 1099s, consultants, contractors, etc.) is a two-way street. … Read more
We all know communication is central to the success of any relationship. So why, then, do so many companies and HR managers have trouble setting effective … Read more
Independent Work: Choice, Necessity, and the Gig Economy from the McKinsey Global Institute, is fascinating reading. If you’re in HR, talent acquisition … Read more