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Unions Divided Over Big Gig Firms’ Lobbying for State Worker Laws, Benefits

Uber and other gig economy companies are trying a new approach to ending their battles with unions, and getting ahead of possible federal regulation that could upend their business based on classifying workers as independent contractors. In New York, for …

Federal Judge Upholds Airbnb Arbitration Clause in Racial Bias Case

A man who claims that the online lodging site Airbnb violated his civil rights must take his complaint to arbitration with Airbnb and cannot sue the online service, a federal judge has ruled. In a Nov. 1 ruling, Judge Christopher …