by wrongc0ntinent on 5/10/16, 9:07 AM with 91 comments
by cylinder on 5/10/16, 2:57 PM
There are a lot of labor abuses out there in America that I wish would get attention, including contractor classification, but I'm not sure this is one of them.
by xatan_dank on 5/10/16, 8:06 PM
by skylan_q on 5/10/16, 9:01 PM
by Buge on 5/11/16, 12:12 AM
Surely if they were classified as employees instead of as contractors it would come with an accompanying pay decrease. If they decided to drive for Uber at the previously agreed rate as a contractor, wouldn't they also have accepted the job with a $730M pay cut if it came with a $730M reimbursement of their expenses?
It sounds like they want to get paid for certain things twice.
by jobu on 5/10/16, 8:46 PM
Isn't all that tax deductible? Uber pays the drivers, and then the drivers will have to pay back the government since they can't claim it as a tax deduction anymore. Meanwhile, Uber gets the deduction and gets a tax refund.
There has to be more to this than just mileage expenses, right? Otherwise it's a huge legal bill for a simple accounting shift.
EDIT: Nevermind - I was confusing tax deduction with tax credit.
by cuchoi on 5/11/16, 1:17 AM
They are employees because:
- Uber drivers can be fired.
- They can't set up their own rates.
- Have to follow several conditions.
They are not employees:
- Because they define their own working hours
- They have no boss (though they can be 'fired' by the company)
by jokoon on 5/10/16, 9:24 PM
By the way, can drivers choose their rate?
by justncase80 on 5/10/16, 7:06 PM
by exclusiv on 5/10/16, 10:45 PM
But I suppose those drivers that want to remain independent contractors could just register an LLC and then contract with Uber. Probably the most sensible so they could use multiple platforms too.
Then California gets $800 per year per driver for the privilege of running an LLC. Not a bad strategy for the state. Squeeze the company, the employees and the contractors all at the same time.