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From: Sam	4/23/2016 4:13:12 PM
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These Uber drivers are helping to obsolete taxi drivers in a lot of cities. Don't they realize that their employer is paying a lot of people to develop driverless cars in order to make them obsolete as well? Uber settlement leaves questions over the rights of contract workers By Tracey Lien April 23, 2016 latimes.com excerpt: If a judge approves the settlement, Uber drivers in California and Massachusetts could receive payments of $8,000 or more from the settlement, based on miles driven. In another concession, they will for the first time be able to solicit tips. But the settlement does not change their employment status as independent contractors — meaning they will not receive any protections commonly reserved for employees, such as health insurance, expense reimbursement or overtime wages. This has spared Uber and other companies in the on-demand economy the financial burden of offering benefits to their growing ad hoc workforces. But it has also left labor lawyers and on-demand workers wondering what this means for the future of workers' rights in the burgeoning gig economy. more at the link

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