Couple things: 1. Yes, in California only, effective in July of this year. I.E. regulation having an intended effect, increasing worker power. 2. The contract

Couple things: 1. Yes, in California only, effective in July of this year. I.E. regulation having an intended effect, increasing worker power. 2. The contract is still between the rideshare company the rider, not between the driver and the rider. An actual IC relationship would give the rider and driver the ability to opt-in to a provider-customer relationship and easily create future contracts with each other. Uber's model (monopoly power) necessitates their involvement, which is basically the source of conflict here. Their model is incompatible with giving the drivers actual independence.