Gig worker

Rideshare drivers rally at a staging area near O’Hare International Airport during a work strike on February 14, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images)Uber and Lyft drivers in the U.S. are receiving tips for rides just 28% of the time, according to a study by gig worker tech company Gridwise. And that might help explain part of the reason why thousands of gig workers staged a strike on Valentine’s Day over low pay.Nvidia’s Almost Worth 2 Trillion. Is It a Bubble, or Is It Just Getting Started?The…

With more laws on the books demanding additional pay for gig workers, DoorDash has finally come around to offering some hourly pay for its Dashers, though only when they’re hoofing it to their delivery spot. The food delivery app announced Wednesday that contract delivery drivers can now earn a base hourly pay and still receive “100% of tips” on top of it. “Dashers” can still get paid per offer, but now the app should display a guaranteed minimum amount that they can expect to make per offer before they select the job.Are…

Uber’s co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick looks out at the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 10, 2019 in New York City.Photo: Spencer Platt (Getty Images)Uber spent at least half a decade breaking laws and engaging in a coordinated influence campaign to force itself into countries with tight transportation regulations, according to explosive new report by the Guardian based on tens of thousands of Uber’s internal documents that were leaked to the newsoutlet.The 124,000 files, which cover 2013 to…

Photo: Adam Berry (Getty Images)Gig work companies were stymied this week in their quest to upend traditional worker classifications.On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled against companies like Uber and Lyft who supported a ballot initiative that, if passed, would have classified so-called “gig workers” as independent contractors rather than employees. In their unanimous ruling, the court criticized the unconstitutional proposal for being based on “vaguely worded provisions.”Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and other…