Coronavirus exposes Uber, Lyft drivers' lack of safety net
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(Reuters) - As independent contractors, U.S. ride-hail drivers for Uber and Lyft benefited from soaring trip demand and flexible work hours. But as the coronavirus brings large parts of the country to a halt, drivers and companies are facing the downside of an ambiguous contractor model. Many Uber and Lyft drivers dependent on the companies, but under U.S. labour law don't have the protections granted to regular employees. Under pressure to ease the plight of its roughly 1.3 million U.S. drivers..