SEATTLE (CN) — Since Jan. 1, companies with over 250 gig workers have had to abide by a Seattle ordinance intended to provide protections for app-based employees, but Uber and Instacart argued before ...

New rules guarantee minimum wage and clearer pay for app-based workers, but advocates warn loopholes still leave many underpaid and unprotected ...

The grocery delivery giant Instacart is putting pressure on Mayor Eric Adams to veto the bill expanding the city’s ...

Instacart will roll out new benefits for its shoppers including a debit card, business bank account and free membership in its paid subscription program.

If you're a gig worker, you may need to pay taxes four times a year instead of just once. Here's how to keep organized and avoid potential tax penalties.

Walmart has hired Instacart executive Daniel Danker as executive vice president of AI acceleration, product and design, ...

Tennessee has become the second state to offer portable benefits to 1099 workers, providing access to health insurance and other employment benefits.

Drive Forward, a nonprofit trade industry association representing gig workers in Seattle, held a media event at Seattle City Hall last year to voice opposition against a minimum wage law for ...

Ontario has introduced new legislation aimed at providing new protections for gig workers across the province, but Jennifer Scott, president of Gig Workers United, says it stops short of giving ...

I've done gig work in all 50 states. Here's how I use apps like Lyft and DoorDash to support my love of travel and food.

California’s landmark labor law aims to make nail salon workers, predominantly Vietnamese women, full employees rather than contractors in an industry known for labor violations.

Politics Why nail salons are being targeted in fights over gig worker laws by Jeanne Kuang • CalMatters July 8, 2025, 8:27 a.m.