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Labor Secretary Acosta Says It Is Time to Embrace the Gig—I Mean, The “Entrepreneurial” Economy

The federal government has not meaningfully measured the contingent workforce since 2005. However, two economists, Lawrence Katz (Harvard) and Alan Krueger (Princeton), conducted a 2015 survey that is currently acknowledged...more

Rumors of the Death of the Gig Economy Are Greatly Exaggerated

Now that the US economy is showing signs of recovery, especially in the area of job creation, some observers have noted that the pool of available contingent workers appears to be shrinking, as workers return to more...more

Everything Old Is New Again: Sharing Economy Companies Start Hiring W-2 Employees Instead Of Contractors

Gig companies – at least some – are discovering the upside to hiring W-2 employees. Wait, what? Well, as it turns out, for some companies that rely on repeat business, there appears to be a potential argument in favor of...more

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