Instacart paying 80 cents an hour because worker received a large tip

Re:Instacart paying 80 cents an hour because worker received... by dabockster on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @05:34PM (#19030515)

> There is almost certainly a binding arbitration clause. This removes the possibility of individual or class-action lawsuits.

But it does not remove the ability of the court to overrule the clause itself. So someone could still sue Instacart knowing that it will be thrown out if the court decides to enforce the clause.

In my life experience, these things are almost always up in the air until a judge says otherwise.

Getting to the contractor thing, the most workers can really do is file IRS Form SS-8 and see if the IRS will release them of some of their tax obligations. Other than that, there's really not that much enforcement.

Source: I was a misclassified contractor in 2017 while working in WA state. IRS forgave some of my tax burden, but Labor/Industries and Employment Security are absolutely useless if you don't have a literal Form W2 to use.

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Re:Instacart paying 80 cents an hour because worker received... by lenticular on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @05:43PM (#19030583)

>But it does not remove the ability of the court to overrule the clause itself. So someone could still sue Instacart knowing that it will be thrown out if the court decides to enforce the clause.

Which they will. There's been a few recent cases that have made mandatory arbitration clauses more-or-less bulletproof.

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