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- Title
Construction Workers and the Gig Economy.
- Authors
Erlich, Mark
- Abstract
The article discusses the California Chamber of Commerce, business associations, and gig economy employers strenuously opposed the bill. Topics include the California economy and the pervasive influence of Silicon Valley drew national attention to the legislative battle; the misclassification of employees as independent contractors is not a new issue, nor is it restricted to ride sharing and gig firms; and Silicon Valley executives may justify the status in terms of work schedule flexibility and the opportunity to "be your own boss," but in reality, employers misclassify workers simply to save money and minimize accountability.
- Subjects
GIG economy; CONSTRUCTION workers; CONTRACTORS; CALIFORNIA Chamber of Commerce; TRADE associations; SILICON Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)
- Publication
Dissent (0012-3846), 2020, Vol 67, Issue 2, p83
- ISSN
0012-3846
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/dss.2020.0036