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