Labor Standards, the Fissured Workplace, and the On-Demand Economy

Abstract

Weil and Goldman discuss labor standards in the gig economy• A business pays more for a person it employs directly than for a person paid by a contractor hired by the business to perform tasks; these tasks range from landscaping to software coding.• The existing structure of U.S. labor standards is an effective tool in determining worker status in the gig economy.• Existing U.S. labor laws are not an impediment to “growing an innovative ondemand company while providing workers with basic labor standards, decent wages, and core benefits.”