gig-economy

How a Supreme Court ruling on an Uber driver could remake Pennsylvania’s gig economy

BY: - July 28, 2020

The ruling builds the legal scaffolding for lawsuits and regulatory actions to expand gig workers’ workplace protections, attiorneys and experts said.

Pa. Supreme Court rules that Uber driver is not a contractor; is eligible for unemployment

BY: - July 24, 2020

In a 5-2 decision, the state's highest court ruled Friday that an Uber driver did do not forfeit eligibility for unemployment benefits by starting to drive for the tech giant.

Amid pandemic, gig workers’ jobless benefits at center of upcoming state court decision

BY: - May 24, 2020

The state Supreme Court is expected to soon issue a critical ruling that could impact the futures of thousands of gig workers across the Commonwealth.