Uber and Lyft driver Adama Fofana who says he and other drivers he knows have 'fear in their stomachs' about contracting the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) while working, but cannot cut their hours because they need the income to survive. Uber's benefits plan does not include unemployment insurance, the protection drivers seek most under current circumstances. — Reuters
As independent contractors, US ride-hail drivers for Uber and Lyft benefited from soaring trip demand and flexible work hours.
But as the coronavirus brings large parts of the country to a halt, drivers and companies are facing the downside of an ambiguous contractor model. Many Uber and Lyft drivers dependent on the companies, but under US labour law don't have the protections granted to regular employees.
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