European Union policymakers reached a provisional agreement on the Platform Work Directive on March 11, 2024, which reveals significant concessions on the classification of digital platform workers as employees or independent...more
3/28/2024
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Biometric Information ,
Classification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Platforms ,
Employee Definition ,
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Independent Contractors ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
Online Platforms ,
Rebuttable Presumptions
After more than two years of legislative highs and lows for the European Union’s proposed Platform Work Directive, the EU may be inching closer to adopting regulations on the classification of platform workers, such as...more
1/22/2024
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Corporate Counsel ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Digital Platforms ,
Drivers ,
Employee Definition ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Independent Contractors ,
Member State ,
Misclassification ,
Mobile Apps ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Ridesharing
In a decision that may have implications for other companies in the “gig economy,” an employment tribunal in the United Kingdom has ruled that drivers who provide services to Uber, a ride-sharing service, are not...more