Much litigation and scholarly commentary has focused on whether Uber drivers and other platform workers are employees of the platform or independent contracts. This Article contends that in the long run, this debate will be irrelevant to the question of how to protect workers in the platform...

Designing benefits for the growing platform workforce in the U.S. poses significant challenges. While platform workers need protection against unforeseen shocks, work that is often part time and spread across multiple platforms makes the traditional benefits model untenable. This paper reports...

Broadly defined, the gig economy in the United States is large and growing, and many of its workers lack benefits. This article argues that all workers—whether they are working in the gig economy or traditional full-time employment—should receive benefits. It discusses the impact workers...