Seyfarth Synopsis: The controversy surrounding AB 5 unveiled a clear need for a new avenue of classifying so-called gig workers to combine the certainty of employee designations with the flexibility of gig jobs. What are the promises of and prospects for a hybrid classification that would provide workers with some employee benefits while also providing workers
Continue Reading GoT’s All-Seeing Three-Eyed Raven: The Gig Economy in California
By Katherine F. Mendez, Samantha L. Brooks, and Anastacia E. Topaltzas
Seyfarth Synopsis: In our third installment in where the potential Presidential candidates stand on key labor and future of work issues, we focus on the candidates’ positions on minimum wage.
Since our last post, and on the heels of the New Hampshire primary, Michael Bennet,
Continue Reading Where the President and Democratic Candidates Stand on Minimum Wage and its Impact on the Future of Work
By Katherine F. Mendez, Samantha L. Brooks, Susan Ryan, and Anastacia E. Topaltzas
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucus historically signals who the likely Democratic Presidential Candidate will be. As we dive in to the 2020 election season, we explore the potential candidates’ positions on key labor issues. Here, in our second installment, we
Continue Reading Where the President and Democratic Candidates Stand on Collective Bargaining Rights of Gig Workers
By Katherine F. Mendez and Samantha L. Brooks
Seyfarth Synopsis: As the 2020 presidential election approaches, both Congress and the presidential candidates are taking notice of future of work issues. A newly formed Congressional caucus aims to address future of work issues with legislation and education.
Employers are keenly aware of the impact that future of work technologies and
Continue Reading The Future of Work: An Update on Happenings on The Hill
By James L. Curtis, Daniel R. Birnbaum, Patrick D. Joyce, Matthew A. Sloan, and Adam R. Young
Seyfarth Synopsis: The growth of the gig economy has transformed the modern workforce and upended traditional models for developing a workplace safety culture and worker safety training. New and inexperienced workers confront evolving safety hazards. Given this transformed
Continue Reading Workplace Safety in the Gig Economy: New Hazards and Liabilities