Labor/Employment,
Health Care & Hospital Law
Apr. 27, 2020
Uber and Lyft need to do more during pandemic
Uber and Lyft continue to mumble to themselves like sleepwalkers that drivers are independent contractors. Uber claims, and any attempt to change that status are met with denial, contempt, and frivolous lawsuit defenses. Now, when most of the country is rallying behind governments’ attempts to stop the spread of and deaths from COVID-19, Uber and Lyft see only dollar signs earned under hazardous conditions that put both drivers’ and their passengers at risk.
Joseph H. Low IV
Law Firm of Joseph H. Low IV Inc.
100 Oceangate
Long Beach , CA 90802
Phone: (562) 901-0840
Fax: (562) 901-0841
Email: JOSEPH@JHLLAW.COM
McGeorge SOL University of the Pacific; CA
The COVID-19 pandemic brings out the best in some people, such as workers from medical professionals to grocery store checkers doing their jobs under hazardous conditions. Some businesses displayed their civic spirit by converting their factories to manufacturer in-demand personal protective equipment and ventilators, although some needed a bit of prodding from the Defense Production Act. Others complied with the government-mandated shutdown at the expense of severe f...
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