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NEW-YEAR/USA (PIX):Some cautious, many fed up, Americans prepare to ring in the New Year

Austin prides itself on "keeping it weird," but the city's success at luring more big companies such as Tesla Inc has some residents wary of getting priced out of their unique culture.

Gig Firms Know How to Fight to Save Their Business Model Uber, Lyft and other gig-economy companies face a new challenge from the Biden administration to their use of contract workers, but as they gear up for a fight in Washington they could turn to a lobbying playbook that helped them score a decisive win against California regulators last year. U.S. President Joe Biden campaigned on the promise of providing legal protections and benefits to gig workers, who as independent contractors generally have no access to unemployment insurance, sick pay and health insurance. U.S. Labor Secretary Mart...

CORRECTED-FOCUS-Uber, Lyft have a California playbook to fight proposed U.S. rules on workers Reuters 4 hrs ago By Tina Bellon (Corrects to reflect that AB5 is no longer the law in California for ride-hail and food-delivery workers, instead of that AB5 is no longer the law in California for anyone, paragraph 5; also corrects paragraph 20 to reflect that AB5 was defeated "for app-based gig workers.") Popular Searches By Tina Bellon May 3 (Reuters) - Uber, Lyft and other gig-economy companies face a new challenge from the Biden administration to their use of contract workers, ...