Gig Economy + State Unemployment Funds

What is an example of a gig economy impact on state unemployment fund balances?

A chef sharing service that is being used by NYC restaurants to handle limited pool of employees

How is chef sharing impacting state unemployment funds?

Gig employees are mostly considered contract employees & thus do not pay into unemployment funds.

Donga Ilbo | ‘Chef sharing’ booms in New York as restaurants experience labor shortage

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