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Caitlin Dewey

Caitlin Dewey is a Buffalo, New York-based correspondent for Stateline and has reported for outlets including The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Guardian, Slate, Elle, and Cosmopolitan.

States and cities eye stronger protections for gig economy workers

By: Caitlin Dewey - September 19, 2023

Joshua Wood remembers days during the COVID-19 lockdown when New York City’s streets were practically empty, save for workers like him. That experience convinced the 25-year-old Brooklynite – who makes deliveries for both Uber Eats and a package delivery service – that the gig economy needed some urgent changes. Roughly 1 in 6 American adults […]

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