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Assembly Sends AB 5 to Governor; Author Introduces Additional Exemptions
09/12/2019
made to the measure after the Assembly passed it in May would delay the application of the new test and definition of employee until July 2020 for work comp cases.
While supporters have said the bill is primarily aimed at big employers in the gig economy such as ride-hailing firms Uber and Lyft and
Category: News
Report: Uber Drafts Bill to Create New Classification for Drivers
09/11/2019
Uber has reportedly crafted a potential bill that would create a new worker classification for gig-economy drivers and serve as an alternative to Assembly Bill 5 in the California Legislature.
Under the proposal drivers working through ride-hailing platforms and delivery drivers would be
Category: News
Amended Bill Would Allow 6-Month Transition to Implement ABC Test for Comp
09/06/2019
which extends critical labor protections to more workers by curbing misclassification.
DoorDash Uber and Lyft employers with a lot at stake in the independent contractor hiring pool have spoken against AB 5. As three major gig economy businesses the companies said they would shell out 30
Category: News
DoorDash, Uber , Lyft Threaten Ballot Initiative as AB 5 Gets Closer to Approval
09/03/2019
The California Senate Appropriations Committee voted to send Assembly Bill 5 to the Senate floor on Friday and gig economy companies are gearing up for a fight.
If AB 5 passes in the Senate DoorDash Uber and Lyft employers that recruit independent contractors say they will introduce a
Category: News
Union Organizers Request Presence of Uber , Lyft Drivers in Bill Negotiations
07/19/2019
Two groups trying to unionize drivers for Uber and Lyft as well as the Service Employees International Union took out a full-page ad in the San Francisco Chronicle demanding that drivers be brought into negotiations over any legislation that could reclassify them as employees.
Rebecca Stack
Category: News
Report: Gig Workers Rally in Support of Dynamex
06/20/2019
Drivers for Uber and Lyft rallied in San Francisco in support of legislation that would codify the California Supreme Court decision in Dynamex and require that most independent contractors be classified as employees according to a Patch.com report.
The article claims Gig Workers Rising
Category: News
Uber Reaches $20M Settlement With Drivers in Classification Spat
03/13/2019
Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc. reached a 20 million settlement with approximately 13600 drivers who said they were misclassified as contractors according to documents filed with the federal court for Northern California.
The settlement would bring to a close a pair of long-running
Category: News
Resolution Seeks Special Session to Address Dynamex Decision
08/29/2018
60 other organizations that signed the letter including local chambers of commerce and sharing economy companies such as Uber Lyft Handy and Caviar said the Dynamex decision has the potential to eliminate the majority of independent contractors in California.
This not only hurts the
Category: News
High Court IDs Test to Distinguish Employees From Contractors
05/01/2018
have significant implications for workers in the gig economy.
Ruf on Monday said that with employers having to satisfy each of the three prongs of the newly created test it would be difficult for a company such as Uber to argue that drivers arent an integral part of its business. Uber in court
Category: News
Uber's Offer of Accident Insurance to Drivers Is OK, Judge Rules
03/29/2018
Uber Technologies Inc. has moved closer to ending class claims over its failure to provide workers compensation coverage.
The ride-finding company revised a deal that offers drivers occupational accident insurance and a California judge ruled that the revised contract is clear. A class notice
Category: News
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