The Pandemic and the Platform: Regulating the « Workplace » After COVID-19

Since the the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many gig companies continue to have dominance in their respective industries. Companies like Uber, Lyft, Handy, TaskRabbit and DoorDash formed the pre-Pandemic generation of the « gig economy », thorough internet apps that distributed workers classified...

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Publicado en:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/rdctss,
Autor Principal: Garcia, Ruben J.
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado: Revue de droit comparé du travail et de la sécurité sociale 2024
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Acceso en liña:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Résumé:Since the the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many gig companies continue to have dominance in their respective industries. Companies like Uber, Lyft, Handy, TaskRabbit and DoorDash formed the pre-Pandemic generation of the « gig economy », thorough internet apps that distributed workers classified as « independent contractors » to provide services to their customers. Several of those companies have been hauled into court and before regulatory bodies for failure to afford their workers the l...