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Blow for Uber: Judge rules California gig worker law unconstitutional
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California s gig worker law is unconstitutional, judge rules - Sacramento Business Journal
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The California Supreme Court denied a petition challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 22, an initiative that exempts app-based companies from a labor law that would make it harder to classify workers as independent contractors.
In this Aug. 20, 2020, file photo travelers request an Uber ride at Los Angeles International Airport’s LAX-it pick up terminal. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) The California Supreme Court has decided not to hear a petition from gig workers and a powerful labor union seeking to overturn Proposition 22, an initiative voters passed last year cementing the independent contractor status of thousands of rideshare drivers in the state.
A New Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn a Measure that Denies Protections for Food Delivery Workers
The suit argues that just because voters approve something doesn’t mean it’s legal
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A lawsuit filed Tuesday, January 12, seeks to roll back the damage a well-funded, voter-approved measure has done to the rights of food delivery and ride-hail drivers in California. According to the suit, Proposition 22 the $218 million ballot measure from Doordash, Postmates, Instacart, and Uber that asserted that the tech companies shouldn’t be required to provide their drivers with the same worker protections required for every other employer in the state violates the state Constitution, and despite its approval by voters, it should be overturned.