There is wide disagreement about drivers employment status. There are several localities that have had legal status ruled one way or the other [1][2], but it's

There is wide disagreement about drivers employment status. There are several localities that have had legal status ruled one way or the other [1][2], but it's not settled enough to be able to claim that uber drivers aren't employees. Uber, on the other hand, certainly would like to classify them as such. [1] https://www.cnet.com/news/uber-uk-court-ruling-drivers-employees-not-contractors/ https://www.cnet.com/news/uber-uk-court-ruling-drivers-emplo... [2] http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/21/11485424/uber-suit-california-Massachusetts-drivers-employee-contractor http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/21/11485424/uber-suit-califor...