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.
#84: WhatsApp with Brazil?
#83: Europe's War on Google
#82: Tech Policy in Europe
#81: How Stuff Works: Software-Defined Networking 101
#80: FCC Comm'r Ajit Pai Dissents on Charter-TWC Merger
#79: Uber Shuts Down in Austin, TX
#78: Permissionless Innovation
#77: Facebook Bias? The Right Over-Reacts
#76: Little Rock's Taxi Monopoly is on Trial
#75: War on Drug Phones
#74: The Role of Phone Companies in Surveillance
#73: On Amazon's Design, Gov't Knows Best
#72: Regulating Bitcoin
#71: How Stuff Works: Bitcoin 101
#70: Auctioning the Airwaves
#69: TWC-Charter Merger and FCC Extortion
#68: Uber Settles a Lawsuit
#67: Killing the Cable Box
#66: Government Transparency
#65: Student Debt and Technology
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