Despite rapid growth, the gig economy continues to confound businesses and courts alike. An April 2015 study by the U.S. Government Accountability found that 40.4% of the country’s jobs are contingent—up 10% since 2005. Now, just a year after Lyft paid a $27 million dollar settlement to address potential employee misclassification, a court in Philadelphia ruled that, under Federal and Pennsylvania state law, Uber limousine drivers were properly classified as independent contractors (and not as employees). Two similar businesses with two very different outcomes. How can you deal with the risks created by this uncertainty?