If you’re planning to hail a ride with Uber to Super Bowl 50, you may be out of luck.

Some drivers say they’ll be boycotting the big game to protest unfair treatment, mainly a new round of fare cuts that they say doesn’t allow them to make a livable wage.

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But Stanford labor law Professor Emeritus William Gould says technically that is not the case.

“Because they are not regarded as employees, they have no protection whatsoever,” Gould explained. Uber and Lyft consider drivers contract workers and as such, they are not guaranteed certain workers’ rights.

“What you don’t get is the minimum wage. You don’t get compensation or protection in connection with overtime,” said Gould. “You don’t get unemployment compensation, you don’t get protection against discrimination. As for working such long hours, in the 21st century, this is unconscionable to have employees work under such severe circumstances.”