[Smlr_net] NYT: Is Gig Work a Job? Uber and Others Are Maneuvering to Shape the Answer

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Is Gig Work a Job? Uber and Others Are Maneuvering to Shape the Answer

*Author:* Noam Scheiber https://www.nytimes.com/by/noam-scheiber

*Source:* NY Times

*Date:* March 26, 2019

*Summary: * Uber and Lyft argue that their drivers are contractors because the drivers decide when, where and how long they work. Lyft says forcing it to classify them as employees “may require us to significantly alter our existing business model.” Link: https://nyti.ms/2JCGeL0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary@work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library