independent contractors Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/independent-contractors/ Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Wed, 21 May 2025 12:36:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg independent contractors Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/independent-contractors/ 32 32 DoorDash Expands Driver Savings Pilot Program to Maryland /news/east/2025/05/21/824599.htm Wed, 21 May 2025 12:31:35 +0000 /?p=824599 Massachusetts Voters Allow Uber, Lyft Drivers to Unionize /news/east/2024/11/07/800344.htm Thu, 07 Nov 2024 06:00:54 +0000 /?p=800344 DoorDash Launches Benefits Program for Pennsylvania Delivery Drivers /news/east/2024/04/09/768566.htm Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:41:08 +0000 /?p=768566 Opera Workers’ Ruling Offers Path for Uber, Lyft Drivers to Unionize /news/national/2023/06/15/725371.htm Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:54:31 +0000 /?p=725371 Court Rules Uber, Lyft Can Classify Gig Workers as Contractors /news/national/2023/03/14/712124.htm Tue, 14 Mar 2023 08:33:05 +0000 /?p=712124 DOL Says It Recovered $330,000 from NC Contractor that Misclassified Workers /news/southeast/2023/03/07/710336.htm Tue, 07 Mar 2023 06:01:36 +0000 /?p=710336 Legal Challenges Could Hamper U.S. Rule to Limit Independent Contracting /news/national/2022/10/12/689455.htm Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:23:44 +0000 /?p=689455 Massachusetts Gig Worker Ballot Measure Backers Submit Signatures /news/east/2021/11/17/642670.htm Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:12:37 +0000 /?p=642670 Massachusetts Ballot Question Would Stop Short of Declaring Gig Workers Employees /news/east/2021/08/09/626100.htm Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:00:06 +0000 /?p=626100 ISC Launches General Liability Program for Gig Economy Contractors /news/national/2021/05/19/614891.htm Wed, 19 May 2021 06:30:41 +0000 /?p=614891 Why Sharing Economy Firms Just Might Be the Best Insurance Customers /news/national/2021/05/05/612645.htm Wed, 05 May 2021 05:00:23 +0000 /?p=612645 Lawmakers Look to Spruce Up Gig Work Rather Than Replace It /news/national/2021/03/19/606111.htm Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:29:56 +0000 /?p=606111 COVID-19 Highlights Need for Protections for Millions of Homeworkers /news/national/2021/01/13/597346.htm Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:09:43 +0000 /?p=597346 Companies Hope to Take California Gig Worker Classification Law Nationwide /news/national/2020/11/08/589971.htm Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:16:12 +0000 /?p=589971 Lawsuit Alleges Uber Uses ‘Biased’ Rider Ratings to Fire Drivers /news/national/2020/10/27/588312.htm Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:34:21 +0000 /?p=588312 New York Court Rules Gig Drivers Are Employees Eligible for Unemployment Benefits /news/east/2020/03/27/562527.htm Fri, 27 Mar 2020 04:06:23 +0000 /?p=562527 Uber Drivers Take Backseat in Clash Between Safety and Customer Privacy /news/national/2020/03/11/560836.htm Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:59:53 +0000 /?p=560836 Truckers Are Exempt from California’s ‘Gig Worker’ Law, Judge Finds /news/west/2020/01/10/554247.htm Fri, 10 Jan 2020 14:20:54 +0000 /?p=554247 Supreme Court Lets Stand American Family Ruling Agents Are Independent Contractors /news/national/2019/12/12/551045.htm Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:40:55 +0000 /?p=551045 More Than $270K in Fines Issued Against Firms in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania /news/east/2019/11/22/549305.htm Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:07:07 +0000 /?p=549305 EU Parliament Approves Law Establishing Basic Rights for Gig Workers /news/international/2019/04/16/523908.htm Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:46:06 +0000 /?p=523908 Drivers Get $750K Settlement in Dispute with Connecticut Limo Company /news/east/2019/03/04/519418.htm Mon, 04 Mar 2019 13:54:34 +0000 /?p=519418 Relax, Uber’s Not Interested in Entering Insurance Business /news/national/2018/10/15/504440.htm Mon, 15 Oct 2018 05:00:24 +0000 /?p=504440 Virginia Forms Task Force to Block Worker Misclassification /news/east/2018/08/14/497939.htm Tue, 14 Aug 2018 12:48:52 +0000 /?p=497939 Sizing Up the Gig Economy /news/national/2018/06/14/492128.htm Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:01:09 +0000 /?p=492128 California Lawsuits Challenging Contractor Model for Lyft, Postmates /news/west/2018/05/10/488948.htm Thu, 10 May 2018 23:47:12 +0000 /?p=488948 California High Court Rules on Independent Contractors Matter /news/west/2018/05/01/487797.htm Tue, 01 May 2018 14:07:14 +0000 /?p=487797 Uber Drivers Are Not Employees Under Federal Law, Judge Rules /news/national/2018/04/13/486389.htm Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:26:47 +0000 /?p=486389 Chubb Invests in Startup Bunker to Develop Gig Worker Insurance /news/national/2018/03/29/484789.htm Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:00:31 +0000 /?p=484789 Freelance Workforce Keeps Growing, Increasingly by Choice /news/national/2017/10/17/467772.htm Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:53:51 +0000 /?p=467772