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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by JMTQp8lwXL on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @02:32PM (#20943244)
Profitable to Uber, or to the driver? Uber gets a ~30% cut of what the rider pays (though it varies per ride).
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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by ethanwillis on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @02:35PM (#20943260)
I meant profitable to Uber.
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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by jshowa3 on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @07:34PM (#20945924)
I highly doubt this is accurate. There's no reason why drivers can't maintain the same hours but still be considered an employee.

I would love to be the health insurance provider getting Uber as a client. I'd be freaking rich on premiums.

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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by JMTQp8lwXL on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @08:25PM (#20946269)
The risk pool could be different. If its people that can't hold full time jobs driving, that may speak to the state of their health.
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