Uber and Lyft drivers are bracing for a shutdown in California, one of the rideshare companies' largest markets. Rideshare drivers around the U.S. are struggling to make ends meet, either continuing to work or relying on unemployment benefits from state systems that have struggled to keep up with backlogs and pay out full benefits. This is a row that involves real money. A report by the UC Berkeley Labor Center found Uber and Lyft would have paid $413 million into California's unemployment benefits system if drivers were classified as employees rather than independent contractors.