A primary labor strategy employed by gig economy companies is to include mandatory arbitration provisions in their contracts with workers.1 These provisions require workers for companies like Uber or Grubhub to pursue their claims individually in private arbitration, rather than collectively with other workers in a class-action lawsuit.2 Research shows that the arbitration processes that…
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The Gig is Up: How the Future of the Modern American Economy Necessitates a New Class of Worker to Protect Employee Rights
The advent of short-term job placement facilitators, such as Uber and Task Rabbit, has drastically changed the employment landscape of modern America over the past 15 years. For decades, the average American worked at a so-called “traditional” job, received benefits from their employer, and retired after 40-some-odd years with a golden watch. With the advent…
The Impact of the Grubhub Lawsuit
Grubhub is an online platform that allows users to coordinate pick-up and delivery orders from restaurants. For restaurants that don’t have their own delivery drivers, Grubhub provides its own service to pick up orders from them and make the delivery to its customers. For employment purposes, Grubhub drivers are classified as independent contractors. In 2015,…