AB5 Archives

Prop. 22 SEIU Lawsuit Should be Rejected by Courts

January 24, 2021 11:12 amJanuary 25, 2021 5:37 pm

With the adoption of Proposition 22 by 58% of California voters on November 3, a new employment designation was created in California law for “app-based drivers.” Prop. 22 was placed on the ballot after Assembly Bill 5 was passed in 2019...

Appellate Court Rules Against Uber, Lyft in Rideshare Driver Classification Appeal

October 23, 2020 2:54 pm

On Thursday, the California 1st District Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the state in the rideshare driver classification appeal, ordering Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare companies to comply with AB 5 and classify their drivers as employees. Rideshare...

Why This Gig Worker Opposes Prop 22

October 20, 2020 3:09 pm

The way we work transformed this year, probably forever. We face an unprecedented level of uncertainty, with COVID adding a new level of disruption to the already-changing employment landscape, and the stakes are higher than ever for workers and business...

Rideshare Employee Classification Case Begins In Appellate Court

October 14, 2020 3:08 pmOctober 14, 2020 4:56 pm

On Tuesday, California’s 1st District Court of Appeal began to hear arguments from rideshare groups and the state over whether or not the state can recognize rideshare drivers as employees. The Appellate Court case is only the latest development in...

Quirky Musician and Podcaster Might Have Been AB5’s Most Effective Opponent

September 29, 2020 8:40 amAugust 4, 2021 1:53 pm

One of the most articulate and effective opponents of AB5 has emerged from an unlikely pond. Ari Herstand is, as Van Halen might put it, a “nonstop talker what a rocker.” Combative, hilarious, brutally frank, Herstand is the founder of...

Congressional Candidate C. Antonio Delgado: Self-Made American Immigrant Success Story

June 29, 2020 1:51 pmJune 29, 2020 2:10 pm

This fall’s crop of California GOP candidates is unlike any that came before it. An unprecedented array of diversity has manifested in a pool of contenders that includes plenty of women and every racial background. C. Antonio Delgado is just...

California Atty General To File Injunction to Force Uber/Lyft to Reclassify Drivers as Employees Within Weeks

June 24, 2020 1:11 pmJune 25, 2020 4:04 pm

Last month, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and city attorneys from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego, sued Uber and Lyft, claiming the companies wrongfully classified drivers as independent contractors – even as Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), author...