Uber (and other 1099 companies) don't want to do that, because their businesses are based on moving risk from the company (employing employees that they might n

Uber (and other 1099 companies) don't want to do that, because their businesses are based on moving risk from the company (employing employees that they might not need) to their labor force (you can work whenever, but the amount you get paid is solely dependent on the demand that we may or may not generate for you).