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SF Next Target For New Player In Short-Term...
Max DeNike • 05/27/2016 12:45 pm

There’s a new app in the short-term rental marketplace and it arrived in San Francisco this week. What could possibly go wrong? According to…

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Uber Worker Classification Lawsuit Gets More Complicated with...
Julia Carrie Wong • 09/25/2015 8:06 am

The attorney representing Uber drivers in the class action lawsuit challenging drivers' classification as independent contractors filed charges against the $50 billion dollar company…

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DoorDash and GrubHub Are Latest On-Demand Companies Sued...
Julia Carrie Wong • 09/23/2015 3:31 pm

Class action lawsuits were filed against on-demand delivery companies DoorDash and GrubHub in California state court today. The lawsuits allege that DoorDash and GrubHub…

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Postmates Couriers Make Less Than Half the Advertised...
Julia Carrie Wong • 09/18/2015 4:08 pm

If you've ever considered working as a delivery driver or bike courier for Postmates, the on-demand delivery service that started in San Francisco and,…

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Judge Grants Uber Drivers Class Action Status in...
Julia Carrie Wong • 09/01/2015 2:40 pm

A federal judge has granted California Uber drivers class action status in a pivotal lawsuit with major implications for the future of the on-demand…

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Anti-Union Campaign in Full Swing at Google Express
Julia Carrie Wong • 08/14/2015 1:19 pm

While the rest of the on-demand economy struggles to come to terms with the fallout from start-ups' reliance on classifying employees as independent contractors,…

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Is Postmates Heading Toward Post-Apocalyptic Labor Practices?
Julia Carrie Wong • 06/25/2015 1:01 pm

Postmates, the San Francisco-based on-demand delivery service, is planning to introduce $1 delivery fees on some orders in August, the Wall Street Journal reports….

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