With Uber you most definitely do set the when, where, and some of the “how” (which car do you use?). You also choose the price at which you are willing to drive

With Uber you most definitely do set the when, where, and some of the “how” (which car do you use?). You also choose the price at which you are willing to drive. That said, employee classification at this point would probably help Uber over its competitors, because it could start setting hours for its drivers to make demand and prices more predictable. Regulatory capture benefits large companies over small ones. Uber has the operations team to make employee classification work at scale. At the edges of employee classification Uber could offer options to drivers such as a “bid” function if they wanted, with the primary result being increased friction (but perhaps increased happiness) for drivers.