»Labor Law-Related Questions Concerning Platform Work«: Over the last years, digital working platforms over which paid employment is initiated and wound up in large numbers grew steadily more popular. The new forms of labor on the one hand create new chances for contractees, contractors and agents. On the other hand, they car-ry significant risks in terms of labor and social security law. The author systematizes the new forms of labor, puts it into context of labor and social security law and outlines the future de-velopments.