‘Uber’ Benefits: The New Safety Net For The On-Demand Economy

Last week, on-demand cleaning company Homejoy shut down citing four pending employee misclassification lawsuits as the “deciding factor.” Presidential candidates, regulators, and labor movement leaders, have also recently weighed in on the status of workers in the on-demand economy. With a major debate raging on the value of work in the on-demand, a critical question has emerged: how do we preserve these income opportunities while protecting the worker?

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