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MichMan

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3. Some state and local areas were classifying them as employees

Reply to Chi67 (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 12, 2025, 08:20 AM

Mar 12

While that would be beneficial to drivers regarding compensation, benefits and taxes, it also may have meant that as employees, they would have lost the flexibility to set their own hours and schedule their own time off.

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Nebraska lawmakers pass bill defining Uber drivers as independent contractors [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 11 OP

Huh? Chi67 Mar 11 #1

This is so the drivers can't organize a union Omaha Steve Mar 11 #2

Some state and local areas were classifying them as employees MichMan Mar 12 #3