Casper and DTC Brands, Plus California’s New Freelancer Law

After Hours

• Episode: Casper and DTC Brands, Plus California’s New Freelancer Law
• Website: After Hours
• Feed URL: http://feeds.harvardbusiness.org/harvardbusiness/after-hours
• Duration: 00:31:32
• Published: 2020-02-19 18:26

Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai debate the fate of DTC brands like Casper mattresses and whether independent contractors should be classified as employees under California’s new AB5 law. (Listeners are invited to fill out the After Hours Survey.)

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