David Weil

What’s a ‘gig’ job? How it’s legally defined affects workers’ rights and protections

What a ‘gig worker’ is remains ill-defined, which can suit employers. But the spread of the gig economy means more workers don’t have the same rights and protections as employees.

Will the Green Transition Build Worker Power? The IRS Will Help Decide. - The American Prospect

The IRS and Treasury should ensure that companies receiving tax credits stick to the labor standards in the Inflation Reduction Act.

Labor movement’s next big challenge: Keeping momentum as economy slows

The labor movement has continued to gain momentum this fall. But the window for cementing more victories may be narrowing as economic anxiety grows.

Fetterman’s use of captions is common in stroke recovery, experts say

Closed captions are a common tool for people with auditory processing issues or other hearing issues, the experts said.

Biden Proposal Could Lead to Employee Status for Gig Workers (Published 2022)

A proposed rule, long awaited by labor activists, would make it harder for companies to classify workers as independent contractors.

Uber Agrees to Pay N.J. $100 Million in Dispute Over Drivers’ Employment Status (Published 2022)

New Jersey demanded back taxes from the ride-hailing company, claiming it misclassified drivers as independent contractors.

4,000 Google cafeteria workers quietly unionized during the pandemic

The people who work in Google's famous cafeterias are contract workers, excluded from the tech giant’s high wages and benefits. Over the past few years, 4,000 of them quietly unionized.

'Starting to turn’: Cooling labor market shifts power back to bosses