Postmates Couriers are Eligible for Unemployment Benefits, Rules New York Appeals Court

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New York’s Court of Appeals has reinstated a 2015 decision determining that couriers for on-demand delivery app Postmates should be classified as employees, making them eligible for unemployment insurance at a time when the U.S. is seeing record job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2015 decision by the state’s Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board… Continue reading Postmates Couriers are Eligible for Unemployment Benefits, Rules New York Appeals Court