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Re:Seattle Considers Measure to Let Uber and Lyft Drivers Un... by Apocryphon on Monday December 14, 2015 @03:52PM (#10733755)
Indeed, that's why classifying sharing economy workers as 1099's is not right. Some people rideshare as a side gig, but others do it full time. There ought to be a new classification to account for that range.
Re:Seattle Considers Measure to Let Uber and Lyft Drivers Un... by pc86 on Monday December 14, 2015 @04:05PM (#10733861)
Whether you earn your sole income from an activity or not has no bearing on whether you are an employee or a contractor. It's a tax decision based on the employer's relationship to you.