Massachusetts, get ready for a legislative initiative and referendum that will decide if Uber and Lyft drivers are employees or independent contractors.
Litigation and legislation should have been expected. Everyone wanted to cash in quickly and then the chickens came home to roost, first for the “employees” and then the companies who “employed” them. By insisting that they (Uber and Lyft) are not in the taxi business, they invited this trouble for not setting the rules first.
Massachusetts, get ready for a legislative initiative and referendum that will decide if Uber and Lyft drivers are employees or independent contractors.
Litigation and legislation should have been expected. Everyone wanted to cash in quickly and then the chickens came home to roost, first for the “employees” and then the companies who “employed” them. By insisting that they (Uber and Lyft) are not in the taxi business, they invited this trouble for not setting the rules first.