> Beyond that there is a really interesting debate as to whether sharing economy jobs are an end-run around minimum wage laws, rendering such laws meaningless for certain industries going forward. If the majority of workers are turned into 1099 consultants, but are doing effectively the same jobs (drivers, delivery people, etc) that employees did in the past, what does that mean for society?
Please excuse my demeanor, but it means that if the "sharing" economy is really the "tech companies sidestepping worker/labor protections with no repercussions", then society is screwed.
Please excuse my demeanor, but it means that if the "sharing" economy is really the "tech companies sidestepping worker/labor protections with no repercussions", then society is screwed.