Uber and Lyft drivers were paid up to $100 to demonstrate against a bill that could make them employees
by Johana Bhuiyan, Los Angeles Times
Jul 15, 2019
2 minutes
Fighting to stave off a bill that could force them to treat their workers as employees, Uber and Lyft deployed an unusual weapon: a promise of extra pay to drivers willing to lobby on their behalf.
Calling for changes to a bill that would allow drivers to continue working as independent contractors while being afforded some of the protections typically reserved for employees, the ride-hailing companies recruited drivers to
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