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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
New Jersey is the latest state to say Uber's drivers should be classified as employees rather than independent contractors. The state's labor department said that because of this misclassification, the ride-hailing company owes it roughly $650 million in unemployment taxes and disability insurance, according to Bloomberg Law.
The labor department reportedly has been trying to get unpaid employment taxes from Uber going back as far as 2015, according to documents obtained by Bloomberg Law. It said the company owed the state $523 million in overdue taxes along with another $119 million in interest and penalties for the last four years. Uber disputes these findings.
"We are challenging this preliminary but incorrect determination," an Uber spokesman said in an email. "Because drivers are independent contractors in New Jersey and elsewhere."
Driver classification is an issue that government regulators have been taking a closer look at over the past year. California passed a law in September that could require Uber and other on-demand companies to reclassify their drivers as employees instead of independent contractors. The law is set to go into effect Jan. 1. New York, Oregon and Washington state have considered similar legislation.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday November 16 2019, @03:12AM (2 children)
As employees, we all have the power to reject what the boss offers. The moment we lose that power, then we are no longer employees, but slaves. Perhaps you would like to try again with a real point?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday November 16 2019, @04:20PM (1 child)
Or contractors.
(Score: 2) by Immerman on Sunday November 17 2019, @05:08PM
Their point, I think, is that being able to reject the offer is not relevant to the discussion of whether you are a contractor or an employee.