Economics
End of Covid Safety Net Sends Gig Workers Back to Square One
- Federal unemployment benefits for freelancers are winding down
- For growing chunk of workforce, future protections are unclear
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It took a pandemic for America’s army of gig workers to win access to some of the social protections that regular employees enjoy. Now they’re about to lose it again.