New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, has ruled that Postmates couriers are employees. The Court of Appeals in New York is the equivalent to what most states refer to as their state supreme court, meaning there is no more room to appeal this decision. It’s final. What does this mean to delivery contractors …
Let’s start with this question: Is Doordash exploiting delivery drivers? Are Grubhub, Postmates, Uber Eats and others taking advantage of independent contractors? I can’t get inside Tony Xu’s head or read Matt Maloney’s mind, so to say whether or not they are absolutely intentionally exploiting, that’s outside my Non-God paygrade. But I can tell you …
The winds, they are a changin…. In the Gig Economy, the big topic of debate is: Employee or Independent Contractor. This is especially true in California where legislation (known as AB5) is set for hearings that will better define what an Independent Contractor is. Do NOT sign on for any Gig Apps until you completely …
It’s Launch Day! I’m so excited to launch the Deliver on Your Business Podcast and the 31 Day Courier MBA series. The podcast will normally be a weekly production, but to get it off the ground in style, we’re going to do 31 straight daily episodes. We’ll get more into that in a bit. On …
The question about whether delivery drivers are independent contractors or employees is settled. Or is it? The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that Uber drivers are NOT employees. A lot of people seem to think this settles the question across the board with similar apps, food delivery apps, etc. It does not. In fact, …