The European Union’s (EU) Platform Work Directive went into effect on December 1, 2024, imposing significant new requirements on companies that facilitate work in the gig economy....more
1/3/2025
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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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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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