It’s a Ballot Fight for Survival for Gig Companies Like Uber
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OAKLAND, Calif. — By late August, the urgency was becoming clear. Top executives of Uber, Lyft and the delivery service DoorDash met to discuss a California ballot measure that would…
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Appeals Court Says Uber and Lyft Must Treat California Drivers as Employees
OAKLAND, Calif. — Uber and Lyft must treat their California drivers as employees, providing them with the benefits and wages they are entitled to under state labor law, a California…
Remote but Inclusive for Years, and Now Showing Other Companies How
From her home in Beaverton, Ore., Jamie Davila leads a team of eight engineers in seven states for the technology start-up Ultranauts. Like millions of other people during these work-from-home…
Google Employees Are Free to Speak Up. Except on Antitrust.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Google employees are not shy about speaking up. In the last few years, they have openly confronted the company about building a censored search engine in China[1],…
Black LinkedIn Is Thriving. Does LinkedIn Have a Problem With That?
One day in September, Elizabeth Leiba opened the LinkedIn app and saw a post by Aaisha Joseph, a diversity consultant with nearly 16,000 followers on the platform. “Ima need #companies…
Indians Firms May Benefit From Trump's H-1B Limits
When President Trump suspended a raft of visa programs[1] in June, including temporary permits for highly technical foreign workers known as H-1B visas, he portrayed the order as a victory…
Pasta, Wine and Inflatable Pools: How Amazon Conquered Italy in the Pandemic
NAPLES, Italy — Ludovica Tomaciello had never shopped on Amazon before being trapped at her parents’ house in March during Italy’s coronavirus lockdown. Bored one afternoon scrolling TikTok, she spotted…
A Job That Isn’t Hard to Get in a Pandemic: Swindlers’ Unwitting Helper
After the fitness center where Denise Newton worked closed down in April because of the coronavirus[1], she posted her résumé online to look for a new job. She soon got…
Gig Work Is Risky for Apps, Too
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] Apps like Uber and Instacart took the concept of freelancing and made…
Cleaners Demand Harassment Safeguards From the Booking Service Handy
BERKELEY, Calif. — It was supposed to be just another routine job for Patti Cris, who in early 2018 was a contract worker for the home services booking site Handy.…
