I'm curious to read this argument. For all the hand wringing over Uber drivers as 1099 workers, they seem to be the very definition of contractors. They provide their own equipment, keep their own hours, NEVER have to work if they don't want to and 0 consequences for working or not working specific hours, etc. What is it about them that makes the employee like? Anyone know?
Edit: it appears that the critical factor they considered was whether or not the driver could have operated their business independently of Uber. They said they could not. They also cited the fact that Uber controls the way payments are collected and other aspects of operations as critical to showing employment. http://www.scribd.com/doc/268946016/Uber-v-Berwick
Edit: it appears that the critical factor they considered was whether or not the driver could have operated their business independently of Uber. They said they could not. They also cited the fact that Uber controls the way payments are collected and other aspects of operations as critical to showing employment. http://www.scribd.com/doc/268946016/Uber-v-Berwick