California’s highest court, the California Supreme Court, just rejected a lawsuit filed to overturn California Proposition 22, which exempted ride-share and delivery companies, including Lyft, Uber, and DoorDash from the state’s AB5 or “gig economy” law. Prop. 22 is considered the costliest ballot measure in California’s history. The lawsuit claimed the measure was unconstitutional because it limits the power of the Legislature and excludes drivers...
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Prop 22 Blows a Hole in California’s Independent Contractor Law
It’s official. California voters have voted “overwhelmingly,” (winning by almost 59% of the vote) to allow “gig economy” companies like Uber and Lyft to continue treating drivers as independent contractors. Gig economy companies like Uber funded the ballot measure after a 2018 California Supreme Court ruling, later codified in a 2019 state law called “AB 5” mandated that workers who performed tasks within a company’s...
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