Gig-economy workers beware: Know what you’re cashing when you get a surprise cheque — Financial Post

The perennial issue in the gig economy is whether workers should be classified as employees. Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc. and other U.S. companies that rely on contract work have dealt with this question in a number of ways: staging PR campaigns, hiring lobbyists and arguing in court that they’re software platforms, not employers. At…

via Gig-economy workers beware: Know what you’re cashing when you get a surprise cheque — Financial Post