Legal Trend: Sharing Economy Leads to More Lawsuits. Leads to More Legislation.

Its not just ride share that is facing lawsuits of their sharing economy model. it’s also food delivery services like  GrubHub and DoorDash.

What’s the issue that takes this to courts and then to the legislatures?
Whether drivers are employees or independent contractors.

Why does this employee status matter?
An employee has certain legal rights and access to employment benefits that an independent contractor does not. 

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