Friday, October 14, 2016

City & State: Winners & Losers, 10/14/16



There’s only a few weeks left in this tumultuous presidential campaign, and with all the twists and turns nobody can tell how it will end. Of course, the All-Seeing Trump may have an idea, but should we be careful what we wish for? All we know for sure is who are the latest Winners & Losers.
 

WINNERS 

Sean Basinski – After a two-and-a-half year battle, the director of the Street Vendor Project may soon see the fruits of his labor on every corner. The New York City Council plans to introduce legislation to modernize the quagmire of regulations that has spawned a black market for food vending permits. However, one reform would double the permits, which is sure to face opposition and has already riled up at least one midtown business leader.

Bhairavi Desai – The president of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance crashed Uber's party thanks to a state Department of Labor ruling that two drivers were in fact employees, and not independent contractors, a status for its drivers that the ride sharing company has consistently pushed. The drivers will be able to claim unemployment insurance, meaning the company will have to pay its part of the bill. While this seems a small victory, it could have larger implications in future cases.

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Source: City & State (via The Empire Report)

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