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The Technology 202: The tech industry is fighting a bill making it easier for its workers to organize

The Technology 202: The tech industry is fighting a bill making it easier for its workers to organize
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New U S rule could boost gig economy companies while costing American workers billions

New U.S. rule could boost ‘gig economy’ companies while costing American workers billions The U.S. Department of Labor finalized a rule Wednesday that could be a boon to app-based gig companies while potentially costing American workers billions of dollars in lost wages and benefits. The rule establishes a test for determining independent contractor status under the Federal Labor Standards Act, giving more weight to two of five factors, which critics say are favorable to gig companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. UBER and Lyft Inc. LYFT: “the nature and degree of the worker’s control over the work, and the worker’s opportunity for profit or loss based on initiative and/or investment.” The other factors are skill, permanence of the working relationship and whether the work is part of an integrated unit of production.

Uber pledges 10 million free or discounted rides for people seeking COVID-19 vaccination

The announcement comes on the heels of a letter sent by Khosrowshahi last week to all 50 U.S. governors asking them to prioritize the company’s rideshare and delivery drivers when it comes to vaccine distribution. “Over the last nine months, these workers have been a lifeline to their communities,” Khosrowshahi wrote in the letter, per Reuters. “They have transported healthcare workers to hospitals, delivered food to people socially distancing at home, and helped local restaurants stay in business.” In addition, the letter was reportedly sent to President-elect Joe Biden. Reuters also reported that Uber s head of federal affairs, Danielle Burr, sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices earlier this month, urging the health agency to consider Uber s rideshare and delivery drivers as essential workers.

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