Page 27 - Work Alliance News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Biden's new labor secretary says gig workers should be classified as employees By Irina Ivanova Lyft takes on bike-sharing Labor Secretary Marty Walsh thinks many gig workers should be categorized as employees with health and retirement benefits, a stark reversal from the policies of the Trump administration. The top U.S. labor official expressed his views on gig workers for the first time in an interview with Reuters on Thursday. "We are looking at it but in a lot of cases gig workers should be classified as employees... in some cases they are treated respectfully a...

Leaked Google email reveals ties to new pro-tech group Presented by CTIA With help from John Hendel and Eleanor Mueller Editor’s Note: Morning Tech is a free version of POLITICO Pro Technology's morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 6 a.m. The POLITICO Pro platform combines the news you need with tools you can use to take action on the day’s biggest stories. — Reply to all: Google is pretty cozy with the new industry group run by a former Google executive, a leaked email shows. — Walsh walks back: Labor Secretary Marty Walsh caused a stir with his...

Gig firms oppose push for rule changes Reuters Gig economy companies in the US, including Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc, are pushing to keep drivers as independent contractors, albeit with additional benefits. The companies, whose business model relies on low-cost flexible labor, say that surveys show the majority of their workers do not want to be employees, as a new generation of workers wants to choose when and how much to work. They hope to convince US officials and lawmakers to drop attempts to reclassify gig workers as employees, efforts that have gained urgency with the election o...

Message : Required fields (Reuters) - Under growing threat by a new U.S. administration insistent on reclassifying ride-hail and food delivery workers as employees with full benefits, gig economy companies including Uber, Lyft, Doordash and Instacart are pushing to keep drivers' independent contractor status, albeit with additional benefits. The companies, whose business model relies on low-cost flexible labor, argue that surveys show the majority of their workers do not want to be employees, saying a new generation of workers wants to choose when and how much to work. They hope to convin...

DoorDash and Grubhub indicated they’ll continue to grow their policy apparatuses even after the pandemic ends. Consumer and small business advocates are lobbying the FTC to investigate alleged anti-competitive practices among the four major apps. In the past year, as restaurants closed their doors to diners during the pandemic and became more reliant on the delivery apps that used to provide a sliver of their annual sales, Silicon Valley’s venture capital-backed food delivery darlings established roots in Washington. In April 2020, DoorDash Inc. hired its first outside lobbying firm and ...