FTC Takes Aim at Companies Deceiving and Exploiting Gig Workers

And it warned against making “misleading claims about the costs and benefits of gig work.”

That includes 2020’s Proposition 22 in California, which voters approved.

Despite a judgeruling the proposition unconstitutional, it remains in effect as appeals run their course.

The companies argue that the gig model gives people job flexibility and freedom they wouldn’t have otherwise.

The gig economy is expected to generate $455 billion in annual sales next year.

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