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Re:U.S. Labor Secretary throws support behind classifying gi... by Bukhmanizer on Thursday April 29, 2021 @03:48PM (#26985800)
To me it sounds like a service like Uber requires so much control over their product that they just can’t use gig workers/independent contractors.

These are all completely reasonable things to require from a company/customer point of view. It’s completely unreasonable to demand these things of independent contractors.

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Re:U.S. Labor Secretary throws support behind classifying gi... by darkwizard42 on Friday April 30, 2021 @11:14AM (#26994484)
Really? It doesn't sound like maybe the definition of "independent contractor" should be overhauled?

Large scale marketplaces like this are quite unique and probably deserve a look at how we employ/give work to folks in them.

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