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Founder & CEO, Gig Economy Research Institute
Dr. Chris M. S. P. Keenan
Founder & CEO, Gig Economy Research Institute
Dr. Keenan is a leading researcher focused on the gig economy and its implications for labor rights and economic stability.
Global Business / Economy
Is the Gig Economy’s Real Problem Unpaid Waiting Time, and Why Does Almost No Platform Count It as Work?With roughly 36% of U.S. workers doing gig work, is the real crisis unpaid waiting time that almost no platform counts as labor? Dr. Chris M. S. P. Keenan, Rebecca H. Goldsmith, and Dr. Samuel J. Martinez examine why platforms avoid compensating downtime — and what it costs workers financially and structurally.