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chiaro
on Dec 17, 2015
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UberHop: More people in fewer cars
Arguably more important than the consumer rights are the rights of the workers. There's no need to pay healthcare if you call your workers contractors, despite failing most of the IRS's tests for what role they fill.
jonknee
on Dec 17, 2015
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Well taxi drivers are contractors as well and have no healthcare provided.
aianus
on Dec 18, 2015
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You don't have to pay healthcare for employees in general in the US, do you?
seanmcdirmid
on Dec 18, 2015
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If they aren't contractors, they do if they work more than 30 hours a week.
elliottcarlson
on Dec 18, 2015
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Companies with fewer than 50 full-time employees do not have to provide health-insurance (though there are tax incentives and credits to do so).
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