A California judge has ordered Uber and Lyft to reclassify their drivers from independent contractors to employees with benefits, a ruling that could be consequential for gig economy workers.
Schulman said Lyft and Uber use"circular reasoning" by only treating tech workers, not drivers, as employees.
"It bears emphasis that these harms are not mere abstractions; they represent real harms to real working people," Schulman wrote.
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