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Eliminating the Grey Area in the Employee/Independent Contractor Distinction

Eliminating the Grey Area in the Employee/Independent Contractor Distinction

Imagine you’re working as an Uber driver, committed to working 65 hours a week, and the only other form of income you rely on is from the occasional car repairs you do for neighbors, which only occurs three or four times a month. You have been working extra hours to pay off credit card debt. Unexpectedly, your driver account is deactivated without notice or reason. You attempt to reach a person on the phone to file a complaint, but there’s no answer. Working as an independent contractor, you realize you are left without any of the protections afforded to employees under state, federal, or local laws. You have no retirement plan, health insurance, or money saved for your children’s college tuition. What do you do?