California classifies gig workers as employees. NYS next?

[Saltwater60]

California Passes Landmark Bill to Remake Gig Economy

You can bet this will cause costs to rise. The argument for Uber and lyft was cheap rides from the Democrats now they want to ruin that. They make no sense. They have to tax everything. I’m sure it’s about these people not being paid like normal workers so the state never sees a share of the money in the form of taxes.

My wife does contract work for a university and if this comes to NYS she will lose her job. This will seriously impact my life to the time of $20,000/year.

 

[Modean]

I don’t see the gig economy as a good thing for workers in the long run. Just another way for companies to cheap out on labor.

 

[Jmac00]

WELL, this would explain why Uber just laid off 400 people

 

[spat]

Someone needs to make a P2P version of lyft/uber then.

What are they going to do when there is no company you can even claim employs them.

 

[Bigfoot]

Being California, I expect this bill to be signed into law.

The progressive Dems ruin everything that they get involved in.
Just look at FUAC and the rest of the state government for an example.

If it creates revenue for the criminals in Albany
I can see the same thing eventually happening here in NY.

But, but, but, "NY is the progressive capital of the country" ... THAT'S THE FUCKING PROBLEM!
Cuomo and Newsom are like two clowns competing for the biggest pair of clown shoes.

 

[Saltwater60]

All I know is I can’t afford to lose my wife’s $20,000 a year side gig. That would fuck me bad. Like bad enough I’d have to sell my house and buy a cheaper one. Couple that with my property taxes going up $100 a month for the last 4-5 years. Now they want to do a $53,000,000 school complex that would raise my taxes $25/month. I’m voting fuck no.

 

[GOPerfect]

If I were these companies, I would close down shop in the States that pass these laws.

 

[Jezman]

What are gig workers?

 

[Steal2B]

What are gig workers?

Self employed contrators who are legally on the books instead of cash under the table.

Usually they will get a year end 1099 to file taxes instead of a W2. Often there is no withholdings taken from their pay.

They are non permanent workers who often provide services for a predermined period (e.g. a month) , or for the completion of a specific project / task (e.g. construction project), or get paid by their work production (e.g. words typed, miles driven, driveways plowed, calls answered, pages scanned, per wedding event bartended, per dance night dj'ed, per haircut completed, per cord of wood split, per square of roofing or siding installed, per bushel of produce harvested, etc) instead of hours.

 

[BDinPutnam]

I don’t see the gig economy as a good thing for workers in the long run. Just another way for companies to cheap out on labor.

And also provide goods and services way cheaper to... people who buy goods and services... which includes... people who work in the gig economy.

Many of whom *want* the flexibility of not being a regular employee.