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GrubHub court signals drivers could be considered employees

JDSupra, the legal news service, points to a filing in Lawson v. GrubHub that bodes ill for labor marketplaces, such as GrubHub, Uber, Lyft, TaskRabbit and, well, the rest of the on-demand economy.  Last week, the plaintiff’s attorney, Shannon Liss-Riordan, submitted a Notice of Supplemental Authority that points to a pending decision by a New […]

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The Guardian view on the gig economy: obligations not excuses to workers are needed | Editorial | Opinion | The Guardian

Editorial: Judges were right to say that the on-demand industry has not turned our concept of work upside down. Ducking out of paying benefits is not a fair route to profits Source: The Guardian view on the gig economy: obligations not excuses to workers are needed | Editorial | Opinion | The Guardian