Should Uber Drivers be Employees?
Posted on AllSides February 3rd, 2020
WHY THIS QUESTION MATTERS:
California recently passed legislation that will change the employment status for more than one million people in the state, and set a new precedence for “gig economy” workers in general.
Let’s take a step back: "Gig" workers are engaged in non-traditional work such as driving passengers via Uber, delivering food via GrubHub, or performing an errand via TaskRabbit. Gig workers are currently classified as independent contractors; however, California’s AB 5 bill would reclassify these workers as employees.