Gig companies are charged with underpayment of wages, tip-stealing, unfair shifting of business costs onto workers, discrimination, and unfair labor practices.
In 2019, legislatures adopted “fair chance licensing” reforms in at least nine states: Arkansas, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah.
On July 17, 2019, Patricia Smith testified before the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs on an enforceable fiduciary standard for investment advisors & broker-dealers.
On June 25, 2019, Deborah Berkowitz testified before the MA Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development in support of workplace safety (H.1614/S.1071).