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Senior Financial Advisor, Gig Workers Alliance
Dr. Samuel J. Martinez
Senior Financial Advisor, Gig Workers Alliance
Dr. Martinez provides financial guidance tailored to gig workers, emphasizing fair compensation and financial 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.