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Uber drivers stuck in legal limbo as US labor laws fail to keep up

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imageAre Uber drivers employees or just contractors? Reuters

Uber’s arm’s-length relationship with its drivers just got a bit closer after the California Labor Commission ruled that one of the ride-hailing company’s motorists in San Francisco is an employee, not a contractor, as it contends.

This is a big deal because the rights of Uber...

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