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Re:Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge gra... by usaar333 on Thursday August 20, 2020 @04:47PM (#24228746)
Making them employees doesn't give them health insurance. Only if they work over 30 hours a week, which Uber is highly incentived to cap.

Besides, what you are actually stating is that Uber riders should pay for Uber driver's health insurance, rather than the general population.

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Re:Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge gra... by all_blue_chucks on Thursday August 20, 2020 @04:57PM (#24228869)
Correct. Uber drivers should play by the same health insurance rules as other workers. And under today's laws that requires they become employees.

Ideally health insurance should be decoupled from employment status, but until then, we should all play by the same rules.

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Re:Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge gra... by usaar333 on Thursday August 20, 2020 @05:03PM (#24228938)
Again, I'm not following. Even if Uber drivers became employees I don't see why they'd even get health insurance.

(This seems to be more about minimum wage, workers comp, UI, etc. which they would get)

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Re:Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge gra... by google234123 on Thursday August 20, 2020 @08:08PM (#24230472)
So now uber drivers can only work 28 hours a week and now can't afford health care....
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