Uber Drivers Are Not Employees, NLRB Advises

Uber Drivers Are Not Employees, NLRB Advises

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in three cases involving ride-share drivers, has issued an “Advice Memorandum” concluding that the Uber drivers who filed the charges were “independent contractors,” not employees. Therefore, the...
Gig Economy Shrinking, DOL Says

Gig Economy Shrinking, DOL Says

The percentage of Americans working in the gig economy has shrunk to 10.1 today from 10.7 in 2005, the Department of Labor (DOL) claims in an unreleased June study, according to Bloomberg Law. The report seems to contradict other assessments that put gig workers at 33...