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Uber breaks new ground: Proposes paying for "Freelancing with Benefits"​

Today Uber announced a proposal that gig platforms be required to pay for benefits for independent workers, that platforms guarantee occupational accident insurance for workers hurt on the job, and that government include those workers in anti-discrimination laws. In a New York Times OpEd this morning Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi stated "Uber is ready, right now, to pay more to give drivers new benefits and protections."

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