Identify your textbook criteria (Business Law Text and Cases 12th edition Clarkson, Miller and Cross) or some multi-part common law criteria (with 7 or more factors) for determining whether Uber and Lyft drivers are independent contractors or employees.

2. Determine how Uber and Lyft drivers match each of the following factors.

3. Which is better for society: Uber and Lyft drivers as employees or independent contractors?

4. If you were the Massachusetts Superior Court Judge, would you rule that Uber and Lyft violated minimum wage, hour, and sick time laws by not classifying their workers as employees? Why or why not?