Huffington Post: Uber Driver Is An Employee, Rules California Labor Official
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/0...n_7604366.html
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"An official at the California Labor Commission has taken an axe to Uber's claim that its drivers are really independent operators and not employees of the tech company.
Uber is appealing the ruling.
Even if it stands, Barrett's ruling will not upend Uber's business model, even in California. FedEx, which long ago mastered the independent contractor model, has been fending off claims like Berwick's for years, leading to a thicket of conflicting decisions by judges around the country. The Berwick case pertains to one agency in just one state, and it won't compel Uber to reclassify its drivers."
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