[HN Gopher] An Uber, Lyft Loophole Denys NYC Drivers Millions in...
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       An Uber, Lyft Loophole Denys NYC Drivers Millions in Pay
        
       Author : EvgeniyZh
       Score  : 6 points
       Date   : 2024-10-13 19:08 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | ExoticPearTree wrote:
       | https://archive.ph/J5jpe
        
       | qeternity wrote:
       | What loophole? Did I miss something? The law was explicitly
       | designed to force Uber et al to pay drivers more per hour. How on
       | earth is it surprising that the ride share companies turn around
       | and don't want to pay drivers these minimums when they're not
       | confident demand is sufficient to compensate?
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       | It's exactly what many people have said about minimum wage laws
       | for a long time: it makes it illegal to have a job unless you can
       | produce $X in value per hour. Maybe as society we're ok with
       | that, but it's lunacy to pretend there are no consequences.
        
         | ImPostingOnHN wrote:
         | By dictating when the drivers can and can't work, it seems the
         | rideshare companies convert the drivers to employees.
         | Contractors get to choose when they work.
         | 
         | Side note: the lying message provided to drivers is
         | particularly scummy: _" TLC rules force us to limit access"_.
         | No they don't. A desire for more money convinces them to limit
         | access.
        
           | commandlinefan wrote:
           | > Contractors get to choose when they work.
           | 
           | Definitely not true of software contractors.
        
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