A few months after hearing closing arguments in the Lawson v. Grubhub case, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley has ruled Raef Lawson, the plaintiff, was indeed an independent contractor while driving and delivering food for Grubhub. …A key element of the case centered around the Borello test, which looks at circumstances like whether the work performed is …
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Adam Price believed he could buck the trend in food delivery by employing couriers and providing them with health insurance and other benefits, rather than by relying on contractors. But his New York food-delivery startup Homer Logistics Inc. sent layoff notices last week to nearly 300 of its employees and, he said, may shift to a …
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Food couriers’ jobs aren’t tough just because they’re schlepping soup around in torrential rainstorms and 12 inches of snow — they’re also generally working as independent contractors à la Uber drivers and other gig-economy workers, meaning their employer legally owes them almost nothing (hourly pay, yes; but forget health or retirement benefits). Now, this model …
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Both Adam Price, chief executive of Homer Logistics, and television show host Conan O’Brien, had been turned away by incredulous customers when the men tried to deliver restaurant meals in New York. While Mr. O’Brien attempted to deliver Chinese food for laughs, Mr. Price was cycling around Hell’s Kitchen to figure out if his startup …
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NEW YORK, June 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Homer Logistics, a startup specializing in optimizing local, final mile delivery using advanced logistics technology, today announced it has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding, led by Two Sigma Ventures with Lerer Hippeau Ventures, RSE Ventures, and Laconia Capital Group participating among others. Homer Logistics will use the financing to expand its …
