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Judge Orders Uber , Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees
08/11/2020
A Northern California judge on Monday issued an injunction ordering Uber and Lyft to reclassify their drivers after concluding there is no way the transportation network companies can rebut the presumption that the drivers are employees.
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman
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Labor Commissioner Sues Uber , Lyft for Misclassification
08/06/2020
The California Labor Commissioners Office on Wednesday announced that it filed separate lawsuits against Uber and Lyft accusing the transportation companies of committing wage theft by misclassifying drivers as independent contractors.
The lawsuits allege that by misclassifying workers Uber
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Initiative to Exempt Drivers From AB 5 Qualifies for Ballot
05/27/2020
California voters will have a chance to exempt drivers for companies including Uber and Lyft from the states new law that classifies them as employees.
The California Secretary of State on Friday added the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act to the list of statewide initiatives that are
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AG, Cities File Misclassification Suit Against Uber and Lyft
05/06/2020
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined city attorneys from Los Angeles San Diego and San Francisco to sue ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft for allegedly misclassifying drivers as independent contractors.
The complaint alleges Uber and Lyft are depriving workers of critical
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Proponents of Ballot Measure Say Support Growing to Repeal AB 5
02/27/2020
More than 50000 drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft have signed up in support of a ballot initiative that would repeal California's new employment status test according to the campaign backing the Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Act.
The backing organization Protect App-Based
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Judge Grants Restraining Order for Truckers; Uber and Postmates Sue to Stop AB 5
01/03/2020
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting the State of California from applying provisions of Assembly Bill 5 to truckers and Uber and Postmates filed a third lawsuit challenging the measure.
AB 5 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez D-San Diego is intended to ensure
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Ballot Measure to Exempt Drivers From AB 5 Announced
10/31/2019
A coalition representing gig economy workers announced a ballot measure on Tuesday that would exempt drivers for companies such as Uber Lyft and DoorDash from a new law classifying them as employees.
Among other things the gig companies would have to pay more than minimum wage and provide
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Work Comp Starts to Grapple With AB 5 Implications
09/24/2019
Dynamex which applied to wage order disputes.
Gonzales has said that the bill is aimed at gig economy companies such as Uber and Lyft that fail to provide protections such as minimum wage and workers comp coverage to their workers whom the companies consider independent contractors.
Now
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Governor Signs AB 5, Calls for More Pathways to Organize Workers
09/19/2019
Board memo from May declaring Uber drivers are contractors and not allowed to form a union.
The bills author called out companies including Uber Lyft DoorDash and Handy as contributing to Californias high poverty rates by skirting labor laws to exploit workers in a Sept. 11 op-ed published by
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Uber Says AB 5 Doesn't Apply to Drivers; Lawsuit Asks Court to Force Compliance With Pending Law
09/13/2019
On the same day the California Senate voted to send AB 5 to the governor Uber said the bill wont require it to reclassify its drivers and a class action suit asking a federal court to order the ride-hailing firm to designate drivers as employees was filed in San Francisco.
The Assembly on
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