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Re:The Uber leak exposes the global war on workers by mike00632 on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @06:21PM (#32076465)
We have some good employment laws that Uber is skirting by classifying their employees as "independent contractors".
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Re:The Uber leak exposes the global war on workers by s1artibartfast on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @06:43PM (#32076715)
As someone who always wanted to be an independent contractor but can't, I especially don't like those laws.

I think the most charitable interpretation of them is legal duct tape over other bad laws. The most obvious examples are tax laws and incentives that tie Healthcare to employers.

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