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Here's the original paper by Kreuger and Harris that this article is built around: http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/12/09-modernizing-labor-laws-f
by roymurdock 11y ago
Here's the original paper by Kreuger and Harris that this article is built around:
http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/12/09-modernizing-labor-laws-for-the-independent-worker-krueger-harris http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/12/09-moderniz...
The authors propose a new employment category: Independent Worker. The authors calculate that there are currently ~600,000 independent workers in the US (0.4% of total employment).
In our proposal, independent workers — regardless of whether they work through an online or offline intermediary — would qualify for many, although not all, of the benefits and protections that employees receive, including the freedom to organize and collectively bargain, civil rights protections, tax withholding, and employer contributions for payroll taxes. Because it is conceptually impossible to attribute their work hours to any single intermediary, however, independent workers would not qualify for hours-based benefits, including overtime or minimum wage requirements.
- spacecowboy_lon 11y agoThe elephant in the room is "minimum wage requirements." here ie finding away around paying minimum wage. Ask Sports Direct in the UK how fiddling the minimum wage is working out for them.
- J-dawg 11y agoSports Direct are a vile, abusive organisation. I'm not sure how the owner can sleep at night knowing that his riches are the direct result of exploiting desperate people. This is the story that the parent comment is referring to: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/dec/09/how-sports-direct-effectively-pays-below-minimum-wage-pay http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/dec/09/how-sports-d... Their shares rose 4% after the Conservatives won the general election, because the market didn't expect them to reform zero-hours contracts. (It seems the market was correct). http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/election-2015-sports-direct-share-price-up-4-per-cent-after-zero-hours-relief-on-conservative-win-10235628.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/election-201...
- mrfusion 11y agoWhat happens if 1099s try to collectively bargain? Aren't they allowed to. What specific freedom do they need?