Instacart, DoorDash, and other apps appear to be trying to roll back Seattle's new laws for gig workers

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Instacart is pushing its gig worker shoppers to tell the Seattle city council to alter a pay law that took effect earlier this year.

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People are getting taxed for gig work they've never done

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Some people are getting tax forms suggesting they worked for apps like DoorDash even when they didn't.

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Instacart, DoorDash, and other delivery service customers say their accounts were deactivated because of innocent mistakes

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Some Instacart customers say their accounts were suddenly deactivated.

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OpenAI's Sam Altman Returns to Board After Investigation

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Loyal Reddit users could win big from its IPO

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Reddit's power-users could be among the first to buy shares in the company.

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Gig worker pay on delivery apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash fell up to 15% last year

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Gig workers made less money on apps like Instacart and Uber Eats last year, a new study shows.

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I pay down my $8K credit card debt through my Instacart side hustle. The job is worth it if you know which orders to accept.

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Erin Couch says she's taking action to get her debt down by delivering groceries for Instacart.

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The average Uber and Uber Eats driver saw their earnings decline over 15% in 2023, per Gridwise

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Some Uber and Uber Eats drivers say it's become harder to make money over the past year.

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New Google Feature Will Wait on Hold for You

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Google’s testing a new feature called “Talk to a Live Representative” that will contact businesses for you, navigate their phone trees, wait on hold, and then call you when a real human being is ready to chat. It could solve one of the more frustrating parts of dealing with corporations, and it brings us one step…

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Gig workers explain how they got their accounts reactivated on Instacart and Uber Eats

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Getting deactivated can bring a sudden end to gig workers' income.

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