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The gig is up for employers who misclassify their workers as independent contractors.
Deploying hundreds of lobbyists, Uber and Lyft have rigged the rules in 41 states to preempting or override local policies.
Uber has little regard for its customers and no regard whatsoever for the drivers who make its profits possible.
Uber must fix its biggest problem: a business model that mimics its founder’s irresponsibility.
It’s clear that the company will not tolerate an empowered workforce that negotiates its own wages and working conditions.
This symbolic move doesn’t change the law nor anyone’s rights or responsibilities under the law.
Key principles for a broad public-private system of social benefits that is universal, portable, and flexible for all workers.
It’s hard to think of anyone less suited for the job of lifting up America’s forgotten workers than Andrew Puzder.
The growth of low-road subcontracting has helped drive down wages and working conditions.