The Boston Globe: Elizabeth Warren calls on Uber Eats, Instacart, others to classify workers as employees

Senator Elizabeth Warren is calling on food delivery apps like Uber Eats, which have seen a surge in business because of coronavirus, to reclassify their workforce as employees and boost their pay as workers find themselves vulnerable to the outbreak but often lacking basic protections like paid sick leave.

Warren made the demands in a series of letters to the CEOs of DoorDash, Instacart, Grubhub, and UberEats on Wednesday. Many workers at those companies are classified as independent contractors, making them ineligible for benefits like health insurance, paid sick leave, and other protections. Meanwhile, demand for their labor has skyrocketed as Americans have been asked to stay home, driving many to opt for delivery as a way to avoid exposure to the virus.

Read the full article on The Boston Globe website here. 

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