CT must join other states in protecting ride hail drivers

CT must join other states in protecting ride hail drivers

For the fifth year running, Connecticut’s app-based ride hail and delivery drivers are in Hartford posing a simple question: Why don’t they deserve basic workplace protections, like the state’s minimum wage? It’s a question legislators have struggled to answer. Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have avoided compliance with labor and employment law by calling their drivers “independent contractors,” despite controlling almost every aspect of drivers’ work…