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/PRNewswire/ -- Leading AI (Artificial Intelligence) chipmaker Hailo announced today its partnership with Lanner Electronics, a global leader in the design and...

USA TODAY The Labor Department is revoking a Trump administration rule that would have made it easier to classify workers as independent contractors, reshaping the parameters of the exploding gig economy. Worker advocates say the Trump era rule would have allowed employers to deny workers minimum wage, overtime and other benefits afforded full-fledged employees. But labor lawyers who represent companies say scrapping the rule will lead many employers to bring on fewer workers, many of whom prefer to be freelancers in the growing gig economy. The Trump era rule largely would have allowed empl...

In reversing a Trump labor rule, Biden administration takes aim at ‘gig economy’ By Jim Puzzanghera Globe Staff,Updated May 5, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend A demonstration last October against Proposition 22, a ballot measure to exempt companies like Uber from state labor laws requiring them to treat gig workers as employees. Voters approved the measure in November.JIM WILSON/NYT WASHINGTON — Tech companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart have disrupted the US economy by creating a labor force of millions of so-called gig workers. Now Washington appears poised t...

Biden Promotes His $2.3 Trillion Infrastructure Package and His Love of Train Travel Last Updated May 1, 2021, 6:01 p.m. ETMay 1, 2021, 6:01 p.m. ET The president is asking for an $80 billion increase in funding for rail projects. A group of Biden supporters launch a multimillion-dollar ad campaign trumpeting the White House coronavirus recovery package and infrastructure proposal. Here’s what you need to know: Video President Biden visited Philadelphia on Friday to mark Amtrak’s anniversary and used the occasion to promote his $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal, which includes $80 bil...