# In an op-ed, Professor Arun Sundararajan argues that governments need to adjust labor laws to protect "sharing economy" workers

1 Faculty News June 22, 2015 ![Financial Times logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_025699.jpg?itok=5SpaxEbn)>

Excerpt from the [Financial Times](http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b1d854de-169f-11e5-b07f-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3dn5Tl981) -- "Health coverage, insurance against workplace injuries, paid vacations and maternity leave: these have long been universal entitlements in many economies. They should not become exclusive perks for a dwindling band of salaried employees."

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