Employees were always able to have flexible hours, there's nothing new about that. The major change is that employee classification means predetermined shifts.

Employees were always able to have flexible hours, there's nothing new about that. The major change is that employee classification means predetermined shifts. Uber/Lyft will control when and where and how long work is. That changes everything about the service (which is what matters more than the price) and makes it nonviable outside of a few major urban areas.