But it’s clear that the demand for this way of working and consuming is profound. According to a first-of-its-kind poll from TIME, strategic communications and global public relations firm Burson-Marsteller…
When U.S. Sen. Mark Warner looks at companies such as Uber, Lyft, InstaCart and others he sees more than disruptive technology — he sees a fundamental shift in the very…
U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) was In Fredericksburg September 11 to hear from some 20 local entrepreneurs and business leaders about the new gig economy.…
When Lauren Ricci was laid off last summer — the second layoff in as many years for the nonprofit administrator — she found herself doing a lot of soul searching.…
On Tuesday, Senator Warner stopped in Richmond to have lunch with more than a dozen local workers who are part of the "on-demand economy" to learn more about their experiences…
At a Senate Banking Committee hearing on July 15, Senator Warner questioned the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director, Richard Cordray, about CFPB's role in mortgage rules and retirement savings given…
This initial exchange doesn't offer much optimism for a serious discussion through 2016 of how to balance the opportunities and risks these dynamic new companies are creating for workers. Which…
He sees a growing number of sharing-economy companies such as Uber, TaskRabbit and AirBnB transforming employment. About half of all American workers will be freelance or contractual workers by 2020,…
Remarkably, Washington mostly has remained on the sidelines as the U.S. workforce and the very concept of the workplace have undergone the most dramatic transformations in decades. By my count,…
Senator Warner visited WeWork in Washington D.C. to meet with members of the gig economy and to hear about their experiences as freelance workers and entrepreneurs.…
