Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down temporarily in California if it's forced to classify drivers as employees https://cnb.cx/3gSmpLN  | This is a bogus argument by both side. 1) Independent contractors can claim tax deductions on vehicles & mileage. This will +

+ disappear if they are deemed as employees. The resulting increase in 'hidden' cost of work will wipe out majority of drivers. 2) Companies can offer de facto unaffordable insurance to employees & especially part-time ones. So the option is bogus. 3) Employees on termed +

+ contracts do not have ANY meaningful sick leave &/or holidays protections. You are paid per hour of work, NOT a salary. If you are sick, you get zilch. So CA law is utterly fictitious in terms of protecting @uber drivers.

+ The same applies to other gig economy workers. It costs me MORE to be an 'employee' of one university in CA due to thee fact I cannot tax deduct my expenses associated with commuting & accommodation, home office, etc. It is simply a rip-off, as I get zilch, nada, nil in ANY +

+ benefits or 'protections'. The likes of senior politicians - e.g. @GavinNewsom et al - have no clue what it means to be self-employed, nor do they comprehend the fact that being an 'employee' of a company offers no tangible benefits, unless you are on a full-time, un-termed +

+ contract. Worse, they do even comprehend that many full-time employees working in CA for non-CA employer have NO access to health insurance because American system is so deeply fu&^ed up, out-of-network insurance plans cost thousands a month in premiums with minimal benefits.

+ I do not like @Uber and barely ever use its services. But CA legal / regulatory system for employment is beyond dysfunctional - it financially harms workers. | @GavinNewsom should sort this lunacy out.