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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,”...

More Fast Food Workers Transition Out Of Industry As AB 1228 Start Date Grows Closer

January 13, 2024 2:30 amJanuary 13, 2024 2:31 am

With the AB 1228 fast food minimum wage bill now only a month-and-a-half away from being enacted and moving up pay to $20 an hour for employees in the industry, many are now preemptively looking at other lines of similar...

The Number Of Victims is Growing of New $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Law

January 2, 2024 3:15 pmJanuary 2, 2024 3:15 pm

For months, things have continued to go from bad to worse for fast food companies and their employees in California. Following the signing of AB 1228 in October by Governor Gavin Newsom, the new $20 minimum wage for fast food...

Pizza Hut Fires Over 1,200 Drivers In California Before New $20 Minimum Wage Comes Into Effect

December 26, 2023 4:03 pmDecember 28, 2023 4:37 am

Multiple Pizza Hut operators throughout California announced on Tuesday that they would be laying off hundreds of drivers before the new state minimum fast food wage of $20/an hour comes into effect on April 1st. The new law, Assembly Bill...

Emerging Healthcare Staffing Apps Face Legal Challenges in California and Across the Nation

March 30, 2023 6:07 pmMarch 30, 2023 6:16 pm

With the proliferation of app technology that can seamlessly link companies to workers and customers, more businesses than ever are reliant on the gig economy. In simple terms, this means that rather than hire full-time permanent employees, companies are outsourcing...

SacBee Targets Rep. Kevin Kiley again – This Time Over Nationalizing Gig Workers

February 22, 2023 5:35 pmFebruary 22, 2023 5:35 pm

First the Sacramento Bee lectured Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley CA-03) telling him how he is supposed to do his new job in Congress, the Globe reported in late January. Now the Sacramento Bee is going after Rep. Kiley for his...