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Gig economy explained: Pros, cons, future outlook

Business Management Daily

Everybody knows at least one gig worker—people who drive for Uber or Lyft, deliver food for DoorDash, freelance on Upwork, rent out rooms on Airbnb, or work a combination of jobs to piece an income together. Gig workers are also exposed to more legal liability. Still, some gig workers are fearless of the challenge.

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Innovation is Necessary to Meet the Challenge of COVID in 2022

Workers' Compensation

A recent study provides a potential opportunity for employers and insurance companies to reduce their risk exposure through early sequencing and treatment proactively. Background The workers’ compensation system faces an enormous challenge in 2022 as the novel consequences of the most recent surge of SARS-CoV-2 infection engulf the nation.

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Are Workers’ Comp Insurers ready for what comes next in the COVID-19 crisis?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

[Supplemental background for students of DMCCJ – Workers’ Compensation and Return to Work and DMCCL- Insurance and Other Benefits – Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences] Workers’ compensation insurers and legislators are taking the first steps in dealing with the COVID-19 crises.