Gig Economy News For The Week Ending 6.26.2016

1. DWI arrests in Austin have risen by 7.5% (compared to same time last year) since Lyft and Uber have left the city (CBS KEYETV June 22, 2016)

2. Judge Grants Preliminary Approval To $27 Million California Lyft Driver Settlement (CBS SF Bay Area)

3. Eli Lehrer: The Future of Work (National Affairs, Summer 2016)

4. Austin launches sting operations against informal ride-sharing services (Reason June 21, 2016)

5. Airbnb rules easily pass Chicago City Council despite vocal opposition (Chicago Tribune June 22, 2016)

6. Seth Harris and Alan Krueger: “The Gig Economy: How To Modernize The Rules of Work To Fit With The Times” (Milken Institute Review)

7. Young Liberals Hail Uber and Lyft, But Not the Regulations (The Weekly Standard June 21, 2016)

8. Microsoft Research New York’s Glen Weyl discusses Uber on The Batchelor Show and his new paper with Wharton's Eduardo Azevedo on matching markets (Science May 27, 2016)

Gig Economy News For The Week Ending 6.19.2016

1. New York Senate Passes Bill That Would Effectively Ban Airbnb By Imposing High Fees On Hosts (TechCrunch June 19 2016)

2. Freelance ‘Gig Worker’ Screeners Sue Netflix For Employment Benefits (Fortune June 18, 2016)

3. New Gig Worker Policy Proposals: Job Seekers Allowance, Portable Benefits and Universal Basic Income (Wall Street Journal June 16, 2016)

4. Uber, Lyft Threaten To Leave Chicago Ahead of Vote That Would Require Licensing For Drivers (USA Today June 16, 2016)

5. New Addison Group Poll Finds Comfort With More Temporary Gig Workers In The Workplace (BusinessWire June 15, 2016)

6. How The Gig Economy Could Save Capitalism (TIME June 15, 2016)

7. How The Gig Economy Could Defy Regulation (R Street Institute June 14, 2016)

8. Art Laffer: By Killing Off Ride-Sharing, Austin Puts It In Reverse (IBD June 10, 2016)