On-demand valet-parking service Luxe Valet Inc. is the latest tech startup to convert its independent contractors to employees with benefits. The San Francisco company said it plans to convert hundreds of parking attendants across seven U.S. cities to employees and give them the option of setting part-time or full-time schedules. Luxe will pay for expenses such as cellphones, uniforms and scooters, plus health benefits to those who...
Luxe Valet, an on-demand parking service, will be making the switch from hiring independent contractors to classifying its valets as employees with benefits. The switch comes at a time when the on-demand economy has been hounded by lawsuits and confusion over the employment of its workforce. In the past two months, similar firms like Instacart and Luxe Valet Inc. have switched their workers to employee status instead of independent contractors. Luxe now joins that list and its competitor, Zirx, is reported to be considering a similar move.