Uber Drivers Deemed Employees by California Labor Commission
Skimming through the doc, court findings are:<p>1) Drivers providing their own cars is not a strong factor - pizza delivery employees also drive their own cars.<p>2) Uber "control the tools that drivers use" by regulating the newness of the car.<p>3) Uber exercises extensive control over vetting and hiring drivers and requires extensive personal information from drivers.<p>4) Uber alone sets prices, and tipping is discouraged, so there is no mechanism for driver (as "contractor") to set prices.<p>5) Plaintiff driver only provided her time and car. "Plaintiff's work did not entail any 'managerial' skills that could affect profit or loss."<p>6) Drivers cannot subcontract (presumably negating Uber's position as a "lead generation" tool for contractors).<p>Sorry that these are out of order. Look on Page 9 of court documents for full text.