Because while the federal government has included contractors in this stimulus package and the relief bill and they can collect unemployment federally, in the long term, at a state level, We do not have any classification that recognizes [Uber and Lyft drivers'] ability to get these kinds of employee benefits. And the inability to have that long term sense of stability, the inability to really have a large scale social safety net has meant that drivers are either forced to … (01:52–01:58)
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Asserts that the state lacks a classification system for Uber and Lyft drivers to receive employee benefits.
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