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Re:U.S. judge says Uber drivers are not company's employees by brightball on Friday April 13, 2018 @09:14AM (#16829642)
What I will never understand is simply this:

1. A position is advertised as independent contractor

2. A person chooses to fill the job as an independent contractor while being compensated EXACTLY as agreed

3. The person sues to be considered an employee

In situations like that, it’s really difficult for me to side with anyone but the business.

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Re:U.S. judge says Uber drivers are not company's employees by Spivak on Friday April 13, 2018 @10:10AM (#16830121)
Because labels don't really matter. If they walk and talk like employees it doesn't really matter what the company calls them.

Check out Exhibits 2/3 and decide for yourself what side you think Uber drivers fall on.

https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2002/01/art1full.pdf

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Re:U.S. judge says Uber drivers are not company's employees by throwaway2048 on Friday April 13, 2018 @09:46AM (#16829909)
you are totally failing to consider the coersive power employers have, especially at the low end of employment.

When every job you can get sucks, what are you going to choose to do if the terms are massively unfair and inequitable? starve to death?

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