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Gig Work Research

CWED’s research is informing and shaping public debates about labor policies affecting workers in the so-called gig economy

Early in the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of app-based rideshare drivers lost work even as reliance on gig workers to home-deliver necessities to consumers has grown dramatically. CWED researchers continue to evaluate the impact of misclassifying workers as independent contractors in the evolving gig economy. Influential recent reports from CWED and the Labor Center find that misclassification allows app companies to pay workers less than the minimum wage.

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Massachusetts Uber/Lyft Ballot Proposition Would Create Subminimum Wage: Drivers Could Earn as Little as $4.82 an Hour

September 29, 2021 • By Ken Jacobs and Michael Reich

New York City’s Gig Driver Pay Standard: Effects on Drivers, Passengers, and the Companies

December 8, 2020 • By Dmitri Koustas, James A. Parrott and Michael Reich

Pay, Passengers and Profits: Effects of Employee Status for California TNC Drivers

October 5, 2020 • By Michael Reich

The Effects of Proposition 22 on Driver Earnings: Response to a Lyft-Funded Report by Dr. Christopher Thornberg

August 27, 2020 • By Michael Reich and Ken Jacobs

Comparison of two Seattle TNC driver studies

July 7, 2020 • By Michael Reich and James A. Parrott

A Minimum Compensation Standard for Seattle TNC Drivers

July 6, 2020 • By Michael Reich and James A. Parrott

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