> Traditionally, when working two part-time jobs, you aren't typically doing both part time jobs simultaneously
Nobody is doing two jobs at once. They can only take one ride at a time. They simply alternate ate a higher frequency than other jobs. Why would this frequency have any effect on how they are treated?
> While I support good wages for drivers, it is unclear who pays the good wage -- Uber, Lyft, or both, or half each
They get paid by the company from which they take the ride from. Whoever they're working for at a particular time, for those particular miles, is who pays the rate.
But that's not exactly the same. If I'm working part time at Starbucks, but no one comes into the store, I'm still paid my hourly wage for being there. If I'm logged in to Uber and Lyft and waiting for a ride on both, and no one calls one, do I just not get paid? I'm still providing value to both companies by being online (users of the app see a quicker pickup time since I'm available). Right now, rideshares are only paying you for doing the actual tasks, while most jobs pay you for the task AND time spent being a warm body who will jump to do the next task.
Also, doesn't this incentivize drivers to intentionally be "on the clock" in places and at times where they won't get rides? I can't just decide that Starbucks has to pay me to be behind the counter from 2-5 AM every day, but right now, I can decide to be available on Lyft then.
Presumably this will lead to some sort of tighter geofencing, or caps on how many drivers can be active at a given time?
This is before you get into weird things around locality. If I live outside of Seattle, but drive into Seattle to do some Lyft driving, does this apply to me? What if I take a ride that starts outside of Seattle, but ends up in the city? Or if I pick up someone in Portland and drive them to Seattle?
I said this in a sibling comment, but I think the confusion is:
> I think what's confusing is there's two different wages being thrown around here: Are drivers guaranteed at least $16.39/hr, in addition to $0.56/minute and $1.33/mile driven while transporting?
> The questions I think are mostly about the former, not the latter.
Nobody is doing two jobs at once. They can only take one ride at a time. They simply alternate ate a higher frequency than other jobs. Why would this frequency have any effect on how they are treated?
> While I support good wages for drivers, it is unclear who pays the good wage -- Uber, Lyft, or both, or half each
They get paid by the company from which they take the ride from. Whoever they're working for at a particular time, for those particular miles, is who pays the rate.