12/28/2024

Laborers in Modern Economy Drive Legal, Political Battle Over the Nature of Work

Out of work after years with a stable job, Kerry Boozenny turned to a less predictable kind of employment. On Monday of a recent week, Boozenny, who is 52, helped someone with shipping and mail. On Tuesday, she did some administrative work in an office building. She has written social media posts and moved a car. The jobs came to her through TaskRabbit, an app that allows people to post odd jobs and find helpers to complete them. Boozenny started using the service in 2015, after losing her job with a software firm where she had worked for nine years.

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