The laid-off lawyers and PhDs training AI to steal their careers
Unemployed workers are being recruited by companies like Mercor to create training data for AI systems, often the same technology that displaced them from their jobs.
Missile Attacks Are Overwhelming the Gulf. Delivery Drivers Are Still on the Roads
Delivery drivers are classified as essential workers by the UN's International Labour Organization, providing critical access to food, medicine, and necessities while facing safety risks and earning based on completed deliveries.
Delivery platforms have transformed restaurants into pickup-focused, commodity-driven businesses, increasing packaging and exposing precariously employed couriers to higher safety and labor risks.
Scale AI agreed to settle multiple lawsuits from its California contractors
Scale AI agreed to settle four California lawsuits alleging worker misclassification, underpayment, and denied benefits and has stopped hiring California gig workers.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber, Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize
More than 800,000 California ride-hailing drivers can unionize and bargain collectively while companies secured reduced state insurance requirements in a negotiated agreement.