Hillary Clinton Criticises the Uber Business Model for Exploiting Workers

In her first major speech laying out her economic agenda, Hillary Clinton on Monday slammed what she called the “on-demand economy.” She accused bosses of exploiting their workers by “misclassifying them as contractors.”
Clinton said that the sharing economy, led by high-profile technology startups like Uber, Airbnb and Lyft, is “creating exciting opportunities and unleashing innovation. But she said it’s also raising hard questions about workplace protection and what a good job will look like in the future.”
Clinton's criticisms come after numerous lawsuits against these tech companies, which connect people with workers who provide services. At the heart of the lawsuits is a fundamental dispute over what responsibility a company has toward the people it relies on, whether they’re employees or contractors, to build and maintain its brand.