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It would have been nice if this article addressed the negative consequences of these companies skirting labor laws. The only mention of this is here: "she alle
by gnodar 11y ago
It would have been nice if this article addressed the negative consequences of these companies skirting labor laws. The only mention of this is here:
"she alleges that these firms exert the kind of control that employers would have over employees — without providing any of the benefits employees, by law, are entitled to."
But it doesn't explain what specific benefits are being withheld from employees, so I don't know what bad thing she is trying to prevent, or the magnitude of the problem, if there really is one.
- supercanuck 11y agoState Disability and Unemployment Insurance
- 100k 11y agoW2 employees have all kinds of protections that 1099 contractors don't. Paid sick time, FMLA leave, retirement plan contributions...A big difference is that 1099 contractors must pay their own self-employment taxes (15%) to cover Social Security and Medicare whereas W2 employees have half of that paid for by their company. (Economists would say that comes out of wages, but it still means $15/hour W2 is not directly comparable to $15/hour 1099.)
- ProAm 11y ago>still means $15/hour W2 is not directly comparable to $15/hour 1099 of course not that is why contractors get paid more than salary employees. If contractors dont ask for more money per hour then its their own fault.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoCan you show me how "independent contractor" Uber employees can ask more per hour?
- zzalpha 11y agoWhich is, incidentally, one of the points this case will hinge on. Being able to set your own rates is one of the key differentiators between contract and employee labour, and Uber drivers clearly do not have that ability.
- ProAm 11y agoThey can't (currently) and this is why they are being suckered. 1099 has always been different than being a W2 employee. They should be being paid more to cover the differences of being an independent contractor for the same work, but they choose to forego out of their own volition and are now complaining about it.