There are rights in the United States: life, liberty, safe working environments. But there is no right to a business model. Lyft is a business model that fou

There are rights in the United States: life, liberty, safe working environments. But there is no right to a business model. Lyft is a business model that found a loophole in a previously regulated business and was able to combine a technology upgrade with a way to pay substandard compensation. That legislators closed this loophole is not a surprise. The exact legislation will never be perfect, and will probably not be changed if it is "good enough".