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Enlarge SAN FRANCISCO—The first trial over the status of “gig economy” workers drew to a close here, as a man who worked for GrubHub for several months seeks to prove that he should have been classified as an employee, not an independent contractor. Shannon Liss-Riordan, representing plaintiff Raef Lawson, didn’t get 20 minutes into her closing argument when US […]
The sole plaintiff going to trial over his treatment in the “gig economy” has a serious problem. Under cross-examination yesterday, former GrubHub deliveryman Raef Lawson admitted that he lied on his applications to GrubHub, got paid for shifts he barely worked, and took steps to avoid doing some deliveries. Lawson also acknowledged that, before applying to GrubHub, he consulted […]
Enlarge (credit: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO—The first big trial over worker rights in the “gig economy” begins today, and it could answer fundamental questions about how workers in the digital age should be treated, as well as what kinds of benefits, breaks, and pay they’re entitled to. The case that’s beginning right now doesn’t have a big-name, […]
Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Getty Images News) SAN FRANCISCO—Next month, a federal judge is set to answer a basic question at trial: should a “gig economy” worker be properly classified as an employee? If so, should his work-related expenses be reimbursed, such as mileage? “This is the first case in California as to how the […]
