The Gig Economy Won't Last Because It's Being Sued To Death
If Uber, Lyft, and others don't stop relying on contract workers, business could crumble. Is it time for a new definition of employee?
Hasnain says:
" Perhaps most frightening for companies like Handy and Uber was when, FedEx--a company that many gig economy companies had pointed to as an analog example of why their hiring practices are legal--lost a string of the many class action lawsuits that allege it has misclassified its delivery truck drivers as independent contractors"
Posted on 2015-02-17T17:50:20+0000