by admin | Apr 7, 2017 | GIG Economy, Gig survey, GIG worker, Uncategorized
The gig economy has changed expectations, according MetLife’s 15th Annual U.S. Employee Benefits Trend Study. Employees do not see themselves staying in one job for very long, so flexibility about when and how they work has become an outright necessity. 51% of...
by admin | Mar 1, 2017 | contingent workers, GIG Economy, GIG worker, gig worker rights, Uncategorized
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), chairman of the Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, emphasized how the shared economy runs us up against 20th century labor laws and thought processes that don’t necessarily mesh with...
by admin | Oct 5, 2016 | contingent workers, retirement plans, Uncategorized
A report published by the Brookings Institution, “Retirement Plans for Contingent Workers: Issues and Options,” suggests Americans who have embraced alternative work arrangements are still substantially underserved by traditional financial services firms. According to...
by admin | Jul 19, 2016 | GIG Economy, GIG worker, Uncategorized
Joel Naroff of the Philadelpia Inquirer summarizes some key points in the GIG economy. And, most importantly, he brings up the elephant in the room – In a world of multiple and changing employers and employees, what happens to benefits, worker and employer...
by admin | Jun 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
According to a recent article by Sal Simao and Joanna RIch of Ford & Harrison, LLP, overlapping and sometimes conflicting federal and state laws in the United States govern the employment relationship and determination of whether a worker is an employee or an...
by admin | Jun 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Innovation and Information Technology Foundation recently hosted a panel discussion concerning three possible paths to handle the antiquated labor law policies concerning the GIG economy. The following is a summary of that discussion as well as link to the video...
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