The gig economy just got a strong ally in its fight to remain union-free: the federal government. The latest development in the ongoing saga involving an attempt to put into place the nation’s first unionization law that...more
11/17/2017
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Appeals ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Local Ordinance ,
Oral Argument ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Price-Fixing ,
Ridesharing ,
State Action Doctrine ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
Not two weeks ago, we discussed several active court cases seeking to challenge the City of Seattle’s first-of-its-kind ordinance aimed at unionizing ride-sharing drivers, pointing out that the battle was about to reach a...more
4/5/2017
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Independent Contractors ,
Local Ordinance ,
Lyft ,
NLRA ,
Preemption ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Price-Fixing ,
Ridesharing ,
Uber ,
Unions