Business
In the battle between workers and gig economy giants, Uber notched up a rare win Monday when a court in California upheld a state law letting the company treat its drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.
Mar 14, 2023
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A California appeals court on Monday upheld a state law letting Uber, Lyft and other app-based, on-demand companies treat drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.
Mar 14, 2023
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Business
The tech industry has been roiled by waves of layoffs, with tens of thousands of workers losing their jobs in recent months. After Tesla billionaire Elon Musk took over Twitter in October, he abruptly slashed nearly half ...
Mar 9, 2023
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Business
The strikes by hundreds of Amazon workers at the company's Coventry warehouse in the English Midlands have brought into relief some of the problems of work in today's high-tech society.
Mar 8, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
One day in mid-2013, four people, including two police officers and a social worker, arrived unannounced at the home of Chicago resident Robert McDaniel.
Mar 7, 2023
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Business
Kali Kennelly went to work for Amazon hoping for a steady income to provide for her two sons and a chance to climb the ranks at a company that touts upward mobility for its warehouse workers.
Mar 1, 2023
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Business
The Alphabet Workers Union said on Monday that thousands of contract employees assessing the quality of Alphabet Inc.'s Google search and advertising won a raise that brought workers' wages up to $15 an hour, following a ...
Feb 28, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Shut up and take the money, companies told laid-off employees. Literally.
Feb 24, 2023
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Business
Google's minimum wage and benefits for contractors are withheld from thousands of its U.S. contract workers, a new report from a union alleges.
Feb 23, 2023
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Business
Several employees at a Tesla factory in New York have been fired a day after launching union organizing efforts, according to Tesla Workers United.
Feb 16, 2023
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