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.
#104: Legal Hacking
#103: A Network for the Future
#102: The FBI and Browser Spying
#101: Government and the Internet of Things
#100: Centenario
#99: Controlling the Price of Business Broadband
#98: Uber for Planes?
#97: Space Regulation
#96: Recharging Hotels
#95: Cybersecurity Myths
#94: Email Privacy in an Emergency
#93: Activism, or Slacktivism?
#92: Government Hacking
#91: Democrats Divide on Uber
#90: Media Ownership
#89: Arizona Tackles Airbnb, Home Sharing
#88: Regulating Fantasy Sports
#87: High School Surveillance Debate
#86: Supreme Court Decides in Spokeo
#85: Privacy in the Golden Age of Surveillance
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