New Laws For The New ‘Gig Economy’ (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

It’s the age of the “gig economy.” If you’ve got a fulltime job, don’t be so sure it will stay that way. New apps and business models are turning all kinds of people into Uber drivers or the equivalent. Contractors, not employees. Making a living gig by gig. But the law has not kept up. Workers in the gig economy may have freedom, but few have benefits. Sick days. Retirement. A way to bargain. Workers comp. Unemployment. This hour On Point, making the gig economy work for workers. — Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2016/06/23/gig-economy-labor-laws