As The Gig Economy Grows, Advocates Raise Concerns About Workers' Safety
Companies are facing the consequences of providing flexible schedules with minimum employer responsibilities. The freedom from liability is troubling in an industry that is one of the most dangerous.
The family of a 19-year-old food delivery worker was not eligible for any kind of worker's compensation last month after their son was struck and killed by a dump truck.
Antawani Wright-Davis while delivering food as a bicyclist for DoorDash, an app that hires workers as independent contractors. With the rise of the so-called gig economy, workers' advocates and some state departments of labor are raising concerns about full or part-time employees
