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SETC Tax Credit

Financial support may be available to you!

If you had to take qualifying sick or family leave between April 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and did not receive unemployment compensation for those dates, you may qualify for the Self Employed Tax Credit.

Get Discounted Assistance with Applying for the SETC

Drivers have the option to receive discounted assistance with the SETC application through our partners at Horizon Funding and Quantifi Tax.

Click here to get started on the intake form. You will be contacted by a Quantifi Tax representative within 48 hours to discuss your eligibility.

Act fast!

For drivers wanting to submit an application for the 2020 tax credit, the deadline is: April 15, 2024.

Limitations Apply

Please see the Full SETC Page for more details

Customer Service Classes

Starting October 24, 2023, from 10 AM to 2 PM, IDG Connecticut now offers free Customer Service classes to drivers.

Learn how to improve your customer service skills, impress your passengers and raise your rating.

Date: Every Other Tuesday

Time: 10 AM to 2 PM

Location: 357 Main St, East Hartford, CT 06118

Registration Form: https://bit.ly/3FxUajA

Customer Service Classes

Learn how to improve your customer service skills, impress your passengers, and raise your rating.

Starting October 31, 2023, from 10 AM to 2 PM, IDG New Jersey now offers free Customer Service classes to drivers.

Date: Every Tuesday

Time: 10 AM to 2 PM

Location: 154 Ridge Road. Lyndhurst, NJ 07071

Registration Form: https://bit.ly/3FxUajA

Classes

Prescription Discounts

Save up to 85% off on prescription medications for you or a member of your family.

What are Prescription Discounts?

The Prescription Discount Card allows drivers and their families to save up to 85% off on thousands of medications.

The Prescription Discount Card works with or without insurance and is accepted at 66,000 pharmacies.

How to Use this Benefit

Step 1

Download your prescription discount card here, and print it or save it on your phone.

Step 2

Show the card or provide the number to your pharmacist when you go to get your prescription medication.

Using either a printed or electronic copy, or provide the pharmacist with the ID, BIN, and Group number below:

Member ID: DDN6686
BIN #: 015558
Group #: DDN6686

The Prescription Discount Card works with or without insurance and is accepted at 66,000 pharmacies.

If you have insurance:
- If you are obtaining generic and your co-pay is more than $10, present the card to your pharmacist and ask “What is my Discount Drug Card price?”
If you do not have insurance:
- Use this card at the pharmacy when you go to fill a brand name or generic prescription.

If the pharmacist has problems processing the card, have them call: 1-877-537-5537 ext 1.

See program details here.

Search for the lowest price of your prescription at local pharmacies in your zip code.

IDG Legal

As a member of the CT Drivers Guild, you are able to receive legal assistance when you need it.

Traffic Tickets

A lawyer can help challenge a traffic ticket for a moving violation. This only costs $89. This is well-below what the average traffic lawyer charges!

How to Use: Sign up as a member of IDG and call 833-240-7063 for help!

Car Accident Cases

A lawyer can advise you on your rights and responsibilities as a rideshare driver including compensation for your injuries and your duty to report to your company.

How to Use: Fill out this Car Accident form here. Please make sure you are able to fill out all of the applicable questions, including uploading a picture of any pertinent documents. You can expect follow-up within 24 hours.

Document Review

A lawyer will review up to six (6) pages of any document you need help understanding and get back to you over the phone or provide a written summary.

How to Use: Sign up as a member of IDG and call 833-240-7063 for help!

Phone Calls or Letters on your Behalf

Depending on the legal issue and discretion of the law firm, you can get a lawyer to make one phone call or send a letter on their letterhead on your behalf. Limited to one per month.

Discounted Flat Fees

For other legal matters, you can receive quality legal help for a very discounted rate. This includes:
- Non-contested Divorce
- Criminal cases (disorderly persons offense, indictable offense, or DWI)
- Simple Will with Minor’s Trust
- Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
- Non-payment of Court Ordered Support
- Small Business Incorporation
- Residential Real Estate Document Review
- How to Use: Sign up as a member of IDG and call 833-240-7063 for help!

Free Consultation On Any Legal Matter

A lawyer will consult on any legal issue you have by phone or in-person with no set limit on time.

How to Use: Sign up as a member of IDG and call 833-240-7063 for help!

Accident Support

Get help if you’re in an accident.

How To Use This Benefit

Car Accident Cases

A lawyer can advise you on your rights and responsibilities as a rideshare driver including compensation for your injuries and your duty to report to your company.

How to Use: Fill out this Car Accident form here. Please make sure you are able to fill out all of the applicable questions, including uploading a picture of any pertinent documents. You can expect follow-up within 24 hours.

Car Accident Cases

A lawyer can advise you on your rights and responsibilities as a rideshare driver including compensation for your injuries and your duty to report to your company.

How to Use: Fill out this Car Accident form here. Please make sure you are able to fill out all of the applicable questions, including uploading a picture of any pertinent documents. You can expect follow-up within 24 hours.

Dental Discount Program

Save 30%-60% on routine care or any other dental procedures for you and your family.

Telemedicine

Speak to a doctor anytime, anywhere by phone, secure online video, or the AllyHealth App for non-emergency consultations.

Community

Join your fellow drivers as we build our power to improve working conditions for all.

We all are drivers for different reasons. But whether you want to make your own schedule, to work for yourself, or support your family, you’re never on the road alone. Together, the members of the Independent Drivers Guild fight for the working conditions and treatment that all workers deserve. We’ve already made huge strides and our victories include:

Requiring Uber to add a tipping option on their app
Deactivation Appeals
Bathroom access at NYC and Newark airports
$27.86 minimum wage in NYC

These victories are only possible with your involvement. Make your voice heard and join the conversation.

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Deactivation Protection

Gain access to vital resources to help you get reinstated after wrongful deactivation from the rideshare apps.

Community

Join your fellow drivers as we grow our power and shift the power dynamics to win better working conditions.

IDG Mental Health and Wellness

Access valuable support for dealing with mental health issues like stress and anxiety.

IDG Legal

Get affordable legal help from qualified lawyers.

Classes

Sign up for our Defensive Driving Course or our 5 Star Course.

Prescription Discounts

Save up to 85% on prescription medications for you and your family.

Benefits

The IDG has advocated on behalf of drivers in New York State to get them access to benefits through The Black Car Fund.

Deactivation Support

Sometimes ride share services tell drivers that they cannot drive based on incorrect claims made by passengers. And sometimes drivers are rude to passengers and should get help, not lose their jobs. If you were deactivated from and think you deserve to be put back on tell us. We promise we will fight to get you back to work.

We will ask you to tell us when the ride-share service cut you off and why they said that they did it. Then we will go to work fighting to get you back on the platform. We cannot promise success, but we can promise we will fight.

Often we win. And sometimes we work with you and the company to reach a compromise, you go back with limited access at first, or you make a deal with the company that you have to take a customer service class. Our goal is to get you back working.

We can primarily help drivers in New Jersey and New York State but want to hear from everyone.

If you have been deactivated or if a ride-share service has restricted when and where you can drive as a result of an allegation that you did something wrong.

Click here on the website, we will ask you to provide information about your situation so that we can begin to get you back to work.

And, if you have already submitted a case:

Click here to check on the status. We will work with the ride-share company and you to get you back to work either by getting them to drop their case, agreeing to a “probation” or agree that you can return to work if you agree to take a class with IDG.