Throughout its operation, Uber has faced massive backlash over its treatment and underpayment of both Uber and Uber Eats drivers. With many Uber drivers just barely not living in poverty, it’s not surprising that organizations like Rideshare Drivers United have started fighting for the recognition of both Uber and Lyft drivers as actual employees instead of gig workers. This would grant drivers a number of benefits, including a minimum wage, health benefits, and worker protections.
Business moves extraordinarily fast in Silicon Valley, especially when compared to the molasses that is government legislation, and Uber is evidence of this. In the U.S., California had been leading the charge with the California Assembly Bill 5, which would have forced companies like Uber and Lyft to recognize their drivers as employees, according to non-profit CalMatters.
The subsequent fight between the state and the ridesharing companies ultimately dashed the hopes of drivers seeking stable income. Prop 22, which passed in California, established far looser regulations on ridesharing companies, allowing them to continue classifying drivers as independent contractors, which mandates certain benefits depending on hours worked.
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