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In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche

Judge Rules that Uber Drivers could sue for Employee Status

September 8, 2015March 11, 2016 daniel Are Uber Drivers Employees?, Edward Chen, Is Uber Illegal, Is Uber legal?, Shannon Liss-Riordan, Uber Appeal, Uber Class Action Lawsuit, Uber Drivers, Uber Drivers could sue for Employee Status, Uber Lawsuit, Uber’s on even shakier legal ground than we thought, What rights do Uber Drivers Have?

It looks as if Uber’s future is in the hands of the courts. That makes it even less of a cutting edge solution and more of a scam than we thought.

The Death Spiral

Florida Declares Uber Driver Employee

May 27, 2015February 17, 2016 daniel Are Uber Drivers Employees?, Networked Transportation Companies, Ride Sharing Aps, The Gig Economy, Uber, Uber Drivers, Uber Drivers Legal Status, Uber Insurance, Uber Investment, Uber Sucks, Uber Tax, Uber Valuation, UberX, What is the legal status of Uber Drivers.

Uber’s worst nightmare might have just come true in the Sunshine State. The Florida State Department of Economic Opportunity ruled that a former Uber driver named Darrin McGillis was an employee and not an “independent contractor.”