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California Supreme Court Ends Legal Snafu Over Gig Drivers – Upholds Prop. 22

July 26, 2024 10:53 amJuly 26, 2024 10:55 am

In November 2020, California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 22, to exempt all rideshare drivers from being classified as employees. But labor unions and some drivers sued to halt the proposition. Thursday, California’s Supreme Court upheld Proposition 22, allowing drivers at Uber,...

SFC Columnist Asks ‘Why Not Ignore Private Sector Concerns and let Government Take Over Gig Economy?’

January 31, 2024 2:55 amJanuary 31, 2024 2:56 am

Soleil Ho (they/them) of the San Francisco Chronicle asks, Why not make the Gig economy a public utility? “Labor activists say gig work is unjust; disability advocates say services such as DoorDash, Instacart, Uber and Lyft are essential to independence,”...

Union Sponsored AB 5 Hits Independent Truckers

August 10, 2022 2:30 amAugust 9, 2022 4:31 pm

For four days last month, independent truckers blockaded the Port of Oakland, preventing goods from entering or leaving. Threats of arrest, along with the possibility of personal liability stemming from a lawsuit filed against the protesters by the Port of Oakland were sufficient...

Hundreds of Independent Truckers Protest AB 5 at California’s Busiest Ports

July 15, 2022 11:38 amJuly 15, 2022 1:49 pm

Reports from Northern and Southern California this week found hundreds of justifiably angry independent truckers protesting the state’s independent contractor law, Assembly Bill 5, at the state’s busiest ports. “A group of truckers protesting a state law limiting the use of...

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear CA Trucking’s AB 5 Case

July 6, 2022 7:41 amJuly 6, 2022 10:42 am

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the California Trucking Association’s petition in the case regarding California’s Assembly Bill 5 independent contractor law. The decision could force California’s 70,000 independent truck owner-operators to stop driving in the state, which...

California Employers Getting Hit Hard Again with New 2021 Employment and Labor Laws

December 28, 2020 12:01 pm

As 2020 draws to a close, new state laws will be taking effect in January, changing the rules for employers regarding paid sick leave, COVID-19 reporting, classifying gig workers in California, requirements for minorities on boards, changes to workers’ compensation,...

Legislator Misclassification: The Key to AB 5

February 28, 2020 7:48 amFebruary 28, 2020 7:54 am

According to its defenders, Assembly Bill 5 addresses “worker misclassification.” As recent developments confirm, the measure is really a matter of legislator misclassification. Legislators purport to represent the people and uphold their rights under the U.S. and California constitutions. AB...