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		kube-system on April 29, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. Labor Secretary throws support behind classif... Employers can vary the wages of their employees. They just can't pay wages that are so low that they violate minimum wage law. I don't see an issue.

viro on April 29, 2021 [–]

That doesn't address drivers signing on when they know they won't get any rides then just sitting in their drive way.

kube-system on April 30, 2021 | [–]

Uber can tell them that no work is available. This kind of work arrangement exists today, it’s called “casual employment”

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