Uber and Lyft will outperform despite US Labor Secretary"s comments that gig workers should be treated as employees, Wedbush says

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The comments were interpreted as a signal of the Biden administration's view on gig work, one of the most pressing labor questions facing the administration......»»

"We are looking at it but in a lot of cases gig workers should be classified as employees," Walsh said in an interview with Reuters on Thursday.....»»

Gig worker legislation working its way through the Legislature may morph contract workers into employees — a move that could also reverberate through the construction, trucking and healthcare industries and beyond......»»

The California Supreme Court Monday issued a ruling Monday that expanded the number of workers that may be classified as employees and not contractors, according to the Associated Press. The suit, brought against the package delivery company D.....»»

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Drivers are clearly employees and deserve a living wage and protection......»»

Workers have long complained about low wages and the lack of benefits such as sick pay and healthcare......»»

Uber, Lyft and DoorDash have launched a ballot measure that would exempt the companies from a new California law aimed at protecting "gig economy" workers but offer their drivers some benefits. The proposal, which the three companies want to get on .....»»

California’s new worker-protection bill could require Uber and Lyft to treat drivers as employees, but not all workers welcome the changes. Photo/Video: Jake Nicol/The Wall Street Journal.....»»

The California State Senate voted on Tuesday to pass a bill that would make it much more difficult for companies like Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees......»»

Fighting to stave off a bill that could force them to treat their workers as employees, Uber and Lyft last week deployed an unusual weapon: a promise of extra pay t.....»»

Faced with a looming threat to their way of doi.....»»

Uber and Lyft drivers want higher wages and to be treated as employees......»»

Leading gig economy companies including Uber and Lyft are quietly lobbying California’s top Democrats to override or undermine a court ruling that could make many of their contract workers into employees......»»

Leading gig economy companies including Uber and Lyft are quietly lobbying California’s top Democrats to override or undermine a court ruling that could make many of their contract workers into employees......»»

Uber counted a win Tuesday in the ongoing battle between gig economy services and workers seeking to be treated as employees, as a federal appeals court unraveled the class-action status of a lawsuit that has seen several twists and turns for five y.....»»

United Automobile Workers President Shawn Fain did not confirm whether or not UAW would be filing a challenge with the National Labor Relations Board......»»

After nearly four years, Monday marks the start of a massively impactful Suffolk Superior Court trial over Uber and Lyft's treatment of Massachusetts workers......»»