The gig economy has given workers important new opportunities to earn extra income or work a job that gives them freedom over their schedule. However, a recent push from several state legislatures to reclassify contractors as employees threatens the flexibility that’s made the gig economy so valuable to both workers and consumers. Patrice Onwuka, Senior Policy Analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum, joins the show to discuss the potential consequences of the new legislation. For more on the subject, see her recent post on the California legislation.
#164: Blogging in Ethiopia
#163: Online Sales Tax
#162: Should Government Pay for Broadband?
#161: Spying on the World
#160: Privacy at the Border
#159: Next-Gen TV
#158: Who Owns Your Data?
#157: Counterpoint on Trump's FCC
#156: Car Talk
#155: Supreme Court of Tech
#154: Augmented Reality and Poképolicy
#153: Trump Picks Ajit Pai for FCC Chair
#152: Uber Dodges Bullet in Maryland
#151: 16 Going on 17
#150: If Hotels Could Regulate Airbnb
#149: Do Smart Cars Need Smart Roads?
#148: Fake News and Filter Bubbles
#147: Secret Law
#146: Robot Scalpers and the BOTS Act
#145: Chicago's War on Homesharing
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