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BREAKING: Uber, Lyft Granted Emergency Stay Against Reclassifying Drivers As Employees

August 20, 2020 2:25 pmAugust 21, 2020 2:58 pm

On Thursday, a California Appellate Court judge granted rideshare companies Uber and Lyft an emergency stay against having to reclassify their drivers as workers, only hours before both companies were to suspend service in the state. A victory for rideshare...

Uber May Halt All California Service Should Rideshare Employee Appeal Fail

August 12, 2020 2:13 pmAugust 13, 2020 6:08 am

On Wednesday, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that Uber services in California would shut down until November if an Appellate judge doesn’t overturn a Superior Court ruling forcing rideshare companies to recognize all workers as employees. A possible three months...

The ‘Gig’ Is Up on Biased Research in the Fight Over AB5

July 21, 2020 3:53 pmJuly 22, 2020 2:54 pm

In a quest to convince Californians to “Vote No on Prop. 22,” a ballot measure that would cement the status of gig workers as independent contractors, the California Labor Federation just released an information guide for voters. The guide cites...