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 ...

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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 ...

Nearly four years after California voters approved better wages and health benefits for ride-hailing drivers and delivery workers, no one is actually ensuring they are provided, according to state ...

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Proposition 22 — the ballot measure that passed in November 2020 and classified app-based gig workers as independent contractors rather than employees ...

The decision on Proposition 22 was unanimous. Approved by 58% of California voters in 2020, and enacted the same year, Prop. 22 gave app-based gig workers some benefits but not full worker protections ...

Voters mandated the benefits in November 2020 when they approved Proposition 22. The ballot initiative was backed by gig-work companies that wanted to keep their workers classified as independent ...

Nearly four years after California voters approved better wages and health benefits for ride-hailing drivers and delivery workers, no one is actually ensuring they are provided, according to state ...

Prop. 22 stipulated that gig workers would remain independent contractors but be treated better. The state Industrial Relations Department, which handles wage claims, now tells CalMatters it does not ...