List of ballot measure lawsuits in 2021
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This page lists summaries of lawsuits filed about ballot measures in 2021. Lawsuits can be filed before an election specifically to keep a measure from being put on the ballot. Such pre-election lawsuits often allege one or more of the following: invalid signatures, biased or misleading petition language, or other criticisms that if agreed to by a judge could cause the measure to be removed or blocked from the ballot.
California Court Declines to Take Up Case Against Prop 22
California s Supreme Court has declined to hear a case against Proposition 22, a ballot initiative that allowed gig economy companies such as Uber and Lyft to treat their workers as independent contractors. Shutterstock
Proposition 22, a ballot initiative passed in California last November that defines app-based rideshare and delivery drivers as independent contractors instead of employees, won a legal victory last week after California’s Supreme Court decided not to move forward with the case.
The lawsuit alleged that Prop 22 limits the Legislature’s ability to allow workers to advocate for better pay and working conditions, as well as illegally bars them from accessing the state workers’ compensation program.
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The events of this week perfectly encapsulate the variety of worker and workplace-related struggles happening in the tech industry. Google settled some discrimination allegations with the Department of Labor, Amazon agreed to settle a complaint with the FTC over stolen tips from Flex workers and the Alphabet Workers Union filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. It was quite the week so let’s get to it.
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February 5, 2021
On Wednesday, California’s high court decided not to hear a union-backed lawsuit challenging Proposition 22, the gig-work ballot measure that maintains the independent contractor status of Uber and Lyft drivers, among other workers. According to an
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article by Brian Melley published yesterday, the union can still submit the case to a lower state court.
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TechCruncharticle by Megan Rose Dickey explained the Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) constitutional challenge to the law argued that the voter-passed proposition makes it more difficult for California legislators to craft and implement a workers’ compensation system for those employed by the gig economy. In addition, SEIU reportedly argued that the proposition violates the state’s rule limiting ballot measures to a single issue.