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2022'S States With The Highest Job Resignation Rates: Ask The Experts, Adam Mccann, Erin J. Hendrickson
2022'S States With The Highest Job Resignation Rates: Ask The Experts, Adam Mccann, Erin J. Hendrickson
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Employment Status For "Essential Workers": The Case For Gig Worker Parity, Miriam A. Cherry
Employment Status For "Essential Workers": The Case For Gig Worker Parity, Miriam A. Cherry
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The continuing misclassification of gig workers as independent contractors has been problematic for over a decade. Several misconceptions have contributed to this marginalization of on-demand workers: technology that often obscures the work that is being performed; the view that platform work is a side hustle; or that platform work exists only for customer convenience or frivolous requests. During the coronavirus pandemic these myths about gig work were turned upside down as on-demand workers were recognized for their efforts and labeled essential workers. With that recognition came newly-awarded benefits, like pandemic unemployment assistance and paid sick leave. As such, the events …