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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by rtpg on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @07:18AM (#20938745)
They don't own, lease or maintain the vehicles because they're trying to claim that the drivers aren't employees.

It's like saying that the drivers aren't employees because Uber doesn't provide health benefits.

Companies routinely get in trouble for forcing their employees to buy their own equipment. But it still happens all the time because of the power imbalance even when they're employees.

This is one of the many thing which makes all this such an existential threat to Lyft/Uber. Even just when it comes to minimum wage there will be a huge fight because so many drivers make less than that when the equipment is taken into account

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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by mobilefriendly on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @07:53AM (#20938972)
Plus Uber has at various times assisted with vehicle financing and insurance. And they're working on creating a fleet of autonomous cars.
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