Uber Drivers Win Unemployment Eligibility In New York

On Friday, Gizmodo reported that the New York State labor review board has found that three Uber drivers and “other similarly situated drivers” qualify as employees for the purposes of applying for unemployment. The ruling was hailed as a "historic victory" for the New York Taxi Workers Alliance. This turn of events in New York gives some security to the massive ridesharing workforce, which Uber reserves the right to deactivate at any time.