UK Rules Uber Drivers Should Have Certain Employee Protections. What the Latest Ruling Means for Uber & Lyft Drivers?

The independent contractor model needs to be reformed not eliminated. Drivers value their independence, but also don't want to be at the mercy of monopoly algorithms

Britain’s Supreme Court ruled last Friday that a group of drivers should be classified as ‘workers’ entitled to a minimum wage and other basic employee protections. Most of the media covered the topic as though the first domino of many had finally fallen in what would be Uber’s inevitable demise. However, a careful reading and analysis of the details te…