California passes bill that classifies gig economy workers as employees
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Re: California passes bill that classifies gig economy workers as employees
#2Awful news for drivers. Good news for union parasites.
Re: California passes bill that classifies gig economy workers as employees
#3It seems pretty clear that the Governor is going to sign the bill, so this is going to be a pretty big deal.
The law wouldn't take effect until the beginning of next year, and in that time Uber, Lyft, and Doordash will have collectively spent $90 million on a ballot prop campaign to exempt them from the law.
Not looking forward to all the ads, but I will be curious where the money comes from on the other side.
Re: California passes bill that classifies gig economy workers as employees
#4In broad strokes, I support this because it's helping the driver who used to get great money but then has been getting the squeeze lately.
While it seems like "big corporations complaining", I admit this does threaten certain companies, especially the ones that are not profitable. Charging more per ride or gig doesn't pan out well as ridership and usage drop in step. So far all our Uber rides have been subsidized by Softbank and other investors. Similar story for lots of other gig based apps.
I'm not sure what the real answer is here, but overly simplifying the problem, better pay/benefits for the individual person is better.
Let's hope it pans out to be exactly that.
Re: California passes bill that classifies gig economy workers as employees
#5It seems pretty clear that the Governor is going to sign the bill, so this is going to be a pretty big deal. The law wouldn't take effect until the beginning of next year, and in that time Uber, Lyft, and Doordash will have collectively spent $90 million on a ballot prop campaign to exempt them from the law. Not looking forward to all the ads, but I will be curious where the money comes from on the other side.
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Re: California passes bill that classifies gig economy workers as employees
#6It seems pretty clear that the Governor is going to sign the bill, so this is going to be a pretty big deal. The law wouldn't take effect until the beginning of next year, and in that time Uber, Lyft, and Doordash will have collectively spent $90 million on a ballot prop campaign to exempt them from the law. Not looking forward to all the ads, but I will be curious where the money comes from on the other side.
I’m unsure what ad spend is going to help with three months until the bill takes effect. The bill clearly has enough support to be signed into law.
What states use this initiative next as a template is the most interesting question.
Re: California passes bill that classifies gig economy workers as employees
#7In broad strokes, I support this because it's helping the driver who used to get great money but then has been getting the squeeze lately. While it seems like "big corporations complaining", I admit this does threaten certain companies, especially the ones that are not profitable. Charging more per ride or gig doesn't pan out well as ridership and usage drop in step. So far all our Uber rides have been subsidized by…
I haven’t closely followed this but it definitely seems like something that could have serious second order effects that (surprise, surprise) politicians who optimize for optics never think about.
For example I think the bar will immediately be higher for drivers who want to remain drivers, meaning less tolerance for drivers that have below median ratings. Maybe that’s a good thing for riders but it could make driving more stressful than it already is.
Re: California passes bill that classifies gig economy workers as employees
#8Let’s hope that the UK follows this lead very soon, and collects all the taxes Uber owes us, backdated.
Re: California passes bill that classifies gig economy workers as employees
#9In broad strokes, I support this because it's helping the driver who used to get great money but then has been getting the squeeze lately. While it seems like "big corporations complaining", I admit this does threaten certain companies, especially the ones that are not profitable. Charging more per ride or gig doesn't pan out well as ridership and usage drop in step. So far all our Uber rides have been subsidized by…
> While it seems like "big corporations complaining", I admit this does threaten certain companies, especially the ones that are not profitable.
So basically all the "gig economy" companies.
Re: California passes bill that classifies gig economy workers as employees
#10“Today, our state’s political leadership missed an important opportunity to support the overwhelming majority of rideshare drivers who want a thoughtful solution that balances flexibility with an earnings standard and benefits,”
What is their idea of thoughtful solution?