Instacart offers some contractors part-time employment - CNET: "Instacart has already raised nearly $275 million to grow its business, which was founded in 2012 to pick out and deliver groceries from stores including Whole Foods, Petco and Costco.
Regulators and lawyers have looked into the employment models of some on-demand services, particularly Uber, the ride-hailing service that's now one of the most valuable venture-backed companies in the world. The California Labor Commission earlier this year ruled against Uber, saying one of its contract drivers should have been classified as an employee and ordered the company to pay her $4,152 in expenses. Uber, which is appealing the decision, could face substantially more costs, including Social Security, health insurance, paid sick days, gas, car maintenance and much more if all its drivers are eventually deemed employees. Labor lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan also is suing Uber on behalf of drivers and their classification as contractors.
Plenty of other on-demand services have created similar models to try matching Uber's success, including ride-hailing rival Lyft, odd-jobs marketplace TaskRabbit, cleaning and handyman service Handy, and delivery-service Postmates."
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