Employment Law: The Gig Economy
Learn about gig work, legal classifications, and worker protections in this intermediate-level course on the rapidly evolving gig economy.
Learn about gig work, legal classifications, and worker protections in this intermediate-level course on the rapidly evolving gig economy.
Explore the legal complexities of the gig economy in this intermediate-level course. Examine gig work definitions, employment classifications, and regulatory challenges. Analyze court rulings, worker protections, and alternatives to traditional employment models. Gain insights into collective bargaining, discrimination issues, and benefit gaps for gig workers. Perfect for those interested in labor law, business strategy, and the future of work.
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What you'll learn
Understand the legal definitions and evolution of gig work
Analyze employment status classifications and their impact on gig workers
Examine court rulings and legal tests used to determine gig worker status
Explore collective bargaining options and union-like alternatives for gig workers
Investigate discrimination issues and benefit gaps in the gig economy
Evaluate regulatory challenges and propose alternative solutions for gig worker protections
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This course includes:
189 Minutes PreRecorded video
4 quizzes
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There are 4 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of the gig economy and its legal implications. Students will examine the definition and evolution of gig work, analyze employment status classifications, and study the regulatory challenges posed by this new form of labor. The curriculum covers court rulings on worker classification, collective bargaining alternatives for gig workers, and the gaps in worker protections compared to traditional employment. Through case studies and legal analysis, participants will gain a deep understanding of the complex interplay between gig work, employment law, and worker rights in the modern economy.
Introduction to Gig Work
Module 1 · 3 Hours to complete
Employment Status Classifications
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Classification as an Employee
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Limited Protections for Gig Workers
Module 4 · 2 Hours to complete
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Instructor
Legal Anthropologist at the University of Pennsylvania
Deepa Das Acevedo is a legal anthropologist and a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, where she teaches courses such as Employment Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA), Legislation & Regulation, Legal Anthropology, and Gig Work. She serves as a Trustee of the Law & Society Association (Class of 2024) and holds various editorial roles, including Associate Editor for the Law & Society Review and Contributing Editor for the Work Law section of JOTWELL. Her research combines ethnographic fieldwork with doctrinal and policy analysis, focusing on the law and politics of India as well as employment regulation in the gig economy. Currently, she is working on a monograph titled The Battle for Sabarimala, which examines issues of gender equality and religious freedom related to the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, India. Deepa has received support for her research from several prestigious organizations, including the American Council of Learned Societies and the Social Science Research Council. She has published articles in numerous academic journals and edited volumes, contributing significantly to the fields of legal anthropology and labor rights. Prior to her appointment at Penn Law in 2018, she was a Sharswood Fellow at the same institution. Deepa holds an A.B. in Politics from Princeton University and both a JD and PhD in Anthropology from The University of Chicago.
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