WorkShifter_18Aug2020

WorkShifter -- Redefining Work

August 19, 2020

18 AUGUST 2020

The gig economy has changed work in America in a big way over the past several years as former full-time employees turn to freelancing, driving for Uber, or taking one of the growing number of remote ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed work/life patterns for many of us. While there are some folks out there on the front lines doing dangerous, essential work and moving around in the world ...

Since LinkedIn was founded in 2002, it has grown to a community of 660 million-plus members. LinkedIn has opened new arenas of usability for professionals on the platform. Benefits of using LinkedIn extend ...

As protests spread across the nation in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd in May, scores of corporations voiced support and, in some cases, promised changes to hiring practices ...

Studies show that most start-up businesses don’t make it past the five-year mark. That does not even account for earthshaking events like the 2020 pandemic, which has shuttered hundreds of ...

Reasonable people can disagree whether the business model of Uber, Lyft and other transportation services is a model of flexible part-time work or cruelly exploits non-employee ...

In pre-pandemic times, this would be a very busy time of year for Daniel Menzies. Menzies is a DJ and he typically does a lot of weddings, making the summer a pretty lucrative time of year. When he ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic finally ends, it will likely be remembered as a time of great tragedy. But like any global crisis, it will also be remembered for the way it transformed society as people found ...

Self-employed and gig workers can collect state-level unemployment benefits through the end of the year under the CARES Act. When the $2 trillion CARES Act passed in March, self-employed ...