As Coronavirus Threatens Gig Workers, Uber Presses for New Worker Classification By Tina Bellon and Nivedita Balu | March 25, 2020 Email This Subscribe to Newsletter Email to a friend Facebook Tweet LinkedIn Print Article Article 2 Comments March 25, 2020 at 8:08 pm ren says: Like or Dislike: 4 0The problem with UBER wanting unemployment to cover it’s workers? Well, UBER (and Lyft) didn’t pay unemployment taxes. Yes, that small detail was left out of the article. Unemployment taxes fund unemployment claims. I pay them, so should they!! Reply March 29, 2020 at 2:02 pm Jon says: Like or Dislike: 2 0It’s still crazy to me that it’s gotten to this point for gig economy businesses to skirt around employment law. Reply Add a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Name * Email * Comment ΔNotify me of comments via e-mail
The problem with UBER wanting unemployment to cover it’s workers? Well, UBER (and Lyft) didn’t pay unemployment taxes. Yes, that small detail was left out of the article. Unemployment taxes fund unemployment claims. I pay them, so should they!!
It’s still crazy to me that it’s gotten to this point for gig economy businesses to skirt around employment law.