The California state Legislature picked a fight with Uber and Lyft and other companies when it passed AB5, classifying their drivers as employees. The tech companies are fighting back with Proposition ...

Castellanos v. State of California centered on the constitutionality of Proposition 22, the “Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act,” which allowed app-based rideshare and delivery companies to ...

The passage of Proposition 22, which grants exemptions to Uber, Lyft, and other app-based companies from California's gig worker law, dealt a crushing blow to workers' rights, opponents said, and a ...

Last week, on July 25, 2024, the California Supreme Court in Castellanos v. State of California unanimously upheld Proposition 22, the 2020 ballot measure that allows gig economy businesses like Uber ...

The state Supreme Court unanimously upheld a voter-approved law that allows gig companies to classify their drivers as independent contractors. The decision is a big win for ride-hailing companies ...

August 22, 2024 - On July 25, 2024, the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld Proposition 22 — a 2020 initiative statute that categorically classified app-based drivers as independent ...

The statute repeatedly describes rideshare drivers as "independent contractors," and as a result, rideshare industry advocates have argued that Uber and Lyft cannot be found vicariously liable for ...

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SACRAMENTO – The California Supreme Court unanimously upheld Proposition 22, allowing app-based drivers to remain as independent contractors rather than employees. Proposition 22 passed with 58% ...

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