Report on Research Compliance Volume 20, no. 10 (October, 2023) The HHS Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) will have two new members.
This summer has reminded us of the adage, “mother nature bats last.” Once again the Burnt Island Picnic had to be cancelled due to fog. But the organizers rallied and on Saturday afternoon the youngest set headed to Reed’s Beach for games. And the.
With a major employment classification fight brewing that could determine pay and benefits for hundreds of thousands of app-based drivers, the field s largest companies and their allies are touting a new poll finding that drivers in Massachusetts largely want to retain the freedom of independent contractors.
The Massachusetts Coalition for Independent Work, an industry-funded group that launched in March, commissioned a poll asking drivers on four of the most widely used ride-hailing and delivery platforms about their work patterns and employment preferences.
Asked if they would rather be an independent contractor, which is how drivers are currently categorized, or an employee, 64 percent of drivers preferred independent contractor, 29 percent chose employee, and 7 percent said they were not sure, according to a copy of the poll results shared with the News Service.