Gig-Work Bill Would Classify TNC Drivers As Employees
A California Senate committee moves the proposal forward as crowds rally for and against it.
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Attorney Takes On Silicon Valley Firms Over Worker Rights
Posted on January 26, 2016
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If you’re a business executive and she’s knocking at your door, it probably means your company has been accused of doing something few Americans have much tolerance for: ripping off the little guy.
After slapping on-demand transportation company Uber with a class-action lawsuit over driver misclassification in 2013, the Boston lawyer has been busy, filing a dozen similar lawsuits against California tech firms.
Related Topics: driver pay, employee vs independent contractor, labor laws, lawsuits, legal issues, Shannon Liss-Riordan, TNCs, Uber, wage lawsuits
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