California Labor Bill, Near Passage, Is Blow to Uber and Lyft

Re:California Labor Bill, Near Passage, Is Blow to Uber and ... by dragonwriter on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @09:34AM (#20927964)

> I'm not a fan of all these moves to treat drivers as employees for one simple reason: you can drive for more than one company at the same time.

You can be available to drive for more than one company at a time, but that's generally true of W-2 on call temporary work, so I don't see how it is inconsistent with them being employees.

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Re:California Labor Bill, Near Passage, Is Blow to Uber and ... by SkyBelow on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @09:58AM (#20928226)

I think in this case many people want being available to drive, as in being in the car with the app running, to count as working.

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Re:California Labor Bill, Near Passage, Is Blow to Uber and ... by dragonwriter on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @12:50PM (#20930250)

I think most people want the same ml minimum paid shift and notice rules that apply to on call work generally, which is not exactly the same thing.

It would require changes to how Uber/Lyft operate, becausethey would have to distinguish between available-but-not-yet-on-shift and on-shift workers within the app, and presumably would direct (not “offer”) new rides to available on-shift drivers and only offer shifts to available off-shift drivers if there was unmet demand (not just for a ride, but sufficient projected need to justify the shift.)

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