gig economy News
Added Protection or Opportunity Lost? New Independent Contractor Rule Issued
The U.S. Department of Labor on Jan. 9 issued a final rule, more than a year in the making, on the definition of an independent contractor. First proposed in October 2022, the rule provides guidance ...
Attacks on Delivery Drivers Add Fears Among Gig Workers
A homeowner fired shots at a couple's car when they mistakenly turned onto his property while making an Instacart delivery. A Florida man was charged with killing and ...
Female Gig Workers Face 32% Average Pay Gap
Female gig workers in the U.S. make less than males, wear more hats and are more worried about their futures, according to Legal & General Group research.
California Puts Truckers in Gig-Work Legal Limbo Choking Supply Chains
About 70,000 truck owner-operators who form the bedrock of California's transport industry are in limbo as state-level labor rules start applying to them, creating another choke point in stressed US ...
Buckle Secures $60M Financing to Scale Gig Economy Digital Platform
Buckle Corp. has nailed down $60 million in new venture capital financing, money that will help scale its full-stack insurance-as-a-service platform for the gig economy. "This new raise helps ...
Reinsurers and a Tech Oligopoly: The Future of Insurance
When Marty Young, co-founder of InsurTech Buckle, participated in a keynote interview at an M&A insurance conference late last year, the executive warned that the insurance industry is on the ...
What Buckle Offers Now
Buckle currently works with nine reinsurers across four programs. In February 2020, Buckle began offering its hybrid personal and commercial auto insurance product to Lyft drivers in Georgia, ...
Gig ‘Worker’ Victory: UK Court Rules For Uber Driver Rights
A group of Uber drivers are entitled to worker rights such as the minimum wage, Britain's Supreme Court ruled on Friday in a blow to the ride-hailing service that has ramifications for millions of ...
Companies Hope to Take California Gig Worker Classification Law Nationwide
Gig economy companies want to turn California voters' decision to make ride-service drivers contractors into a model for the nation, as several states consider requiring drivers from Uber, Lyft and ...