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How Uber and Lyft Used a Loophole to Deny NYC Drivers Millions in Pay (www.bloomberg.com)

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[-] 667@lemmy.radio 53 points 3 days ago

Lede:

Under a local law, drivers are supposed to be paid even for the time they spend between trips. But Uber and Lyft found a money-saving loophole: Simply prevent them from logging into the apps, erasing some of their working time from the record.

[-] Lojcs@lemm.ee 33 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Wage theft grindset

[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

And their law is so weak that such abuse can prevail?

this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2024

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