Ubër Undër?
The Emily Show
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🗓️ 19 August 2020
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Are shifting Independent Contractor Regulations, Heightened Enforcement & Lawsuits the end for Uber? Will it be the end of the Gig economy? Should Independent contractors be allowed to choose how they work and not have the government regulating work so heavily or is Uber making money (thought hey have never turned a profit) off the backs of their drivers?
The looming deadline in California is going to force Uber and Lyft to make some large changes to their business very very soon.
RESOURCES
Previous Episodes of Get Legit
- Ep 4 - AB5 and Content Creators
- Ep 5 - AB5 Everything Else
- Ep. 12 - Contractor v. Employee
- Ep. 18 - Uber Strikes Back
- Ep. 44 - Lawyers talk Independent Contractors
News Resources
- Even if Uber rides come to a stop in California, Uber Eats still has a green light
- Massachusetts sues Uber, Lyft over driver status as contractors
- Uber Hit With $650 Million Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey
- An Uber and Lyft shutdown in California looks inevitable — unless voters bail them out
- Uber, Lyft want to defy California's gig economy law. The state should call their bluff.
- Uber and Lyft Consider Franchise-Like Model in California
- Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Uber, Lyft, Regarding AB 5
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| 0:00.0 | So Uber is just doing the most to avoid complying with California's independent contractor law. |
| 0:06.6 | The thing is, this isn't just a California issue. |
| 0:10.2 | Uber has lawsuits in multiple states and COVID and the CARES Act is going to heat this fight up real quick. |
| 0:19.0 | I'm wondering how the gig economy is going to survive the attacks that are happening. |
| 0:25.1 | We've got a lot to talk about today, so let's get into it. |
| 0:28.7 | Hey there, this is Get Legit, Lawn, shit, and I'm Emily B D Baker badass lawyer for online business I've been a |
| 0:35.7 | licensed attorney for over 15 years and I'm a former prosecutor so yeah I know some |
| 0:41.0 | shit and we're gonna talk about the legal shit you need to know. |
| 0:44.8 | But don't worry, this is not another boring business podcast. |
| 0:48.9 | So let's get started. Okay, friends. I know that we've talked about AB 5 multiple times on the show. |
| 1:02.0 | So if you are... multiple times on the show. |
| 1:06.6 | So if you are sitting here going, what the heck is AB 5, Emily, |
| 1:08.9 | you can check out episode 12, episode 18, |
| 1:11.5 | episodes 4 and 5. Episodes 4 and 5 are background |
| 1:15.4 | on AB 5 and the new independent contractor laws |
| 1:18.0 | in California. |
| 1:19.2 | Episode 12 is independent contractor laws, |
| 1:21.6 | kind of in general, and how they play with |
| 1:24.0 | employment laws. Episode 18 is regarding Uber specifically and the reason |
| 1:29.2 | Uber comes up in all of this is because it has been one of the most visible companies fighting these laws. |
| 1:37.0 | When I talk to you about independent contractor laws and employment laws, |
| 1:42.0 | one of the things I'm going to do in this episode |
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