gig economy
Delivery Apps Are Using Child Labor In Brazil
Labor inspectors found underage youths delivering for Rappi, but the problem extends to Uber Eats and other delivery apps.
Amazon's Megacycle Shift Will Push Some Delivery Drivers Out of Work
"We understand that this is going to make this job unviable for some of you, and while we hate that, it is completely out of our control."
Lyft Is Getting a Slap on the Wrist for Misleading Prop 22 Ads
California's Fair Political Practices Commission is proposing a $3,371 fine for Lyft, which saw its market value soar by the billions after Prop 22 passed.
A DoorDash Driver's Van Was Stolen With His Two Kids Inside
Gig workers are forced into impossible situations because they don't have access to child care.
Amazon Will Pay Gig Workers $61.7 Million for Stealing Their Tips
A Federal Trade Commission investigation found that Amazon baited drivers with promised earnings, and then secretly slashed wages by pocketing tips.
‘Ethical’ Instacart Alternative Shut Down Facebook Group Where Workers Protested Pay Changes
Workers say Dumpling, a grocery delivery platform with a promising worker-friendly business model, misled them about how much autonomy and control they'd have on the platform.
Instacart Will Lay Off All of Its Unionized Workers
The termination of the only unionized Instacart workers in the United States is part of larger layoffs at the company.
New Study Finds Chicago Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Paid Below Minimum Wage
In 2019 and 2020, ride-hail drivers brought in less money than the state-wide minimum wage after expenses and taxes.
Gig Workers Are Being Excluded From Vaccine Priority List
A group of New York senators are demanding that ride-share and food delivery workers be added to a vaccine priority list that includes "essential workers" but excludes gig workers.
DoorDash Is Hiking Customer Fees to Pay for a Law It Helped Write
DoorDash has spent the past few months quietly adding new fees for users on its app.
Court Rules Deliveroo Used 'Discriminatory' Algorithm
An Italian court determined that companies can be held liable even if an algorithm unintentionally discriminates against a protected group.
8 People on What It's Actually Like to Work as a Freelancer Full Time
"The taxes... oh my god, the taxes."