Labor/Employment
Nov. 19, 2020
Attorney general’s brief may indicate post-Prop 22 stance
Uber and Lyft asked the 1st District Court of Appeal to reconsider a ruling requiring the companies to comply with Assembly Bill 5 and reclassify their drivers as employees instead of independent contractors. The appeal came shortly after voters passed Proposition 22, which would create an exception to AB5 for app-based drivers.
Attorney General Xavier Becerra called ride-sharing companies' bid for a rehearing on a preliminary injunction request premature, giving an indication how he believes the case could be impacted by the passage of a ballot measure that rejected much of the state's gig worker law.
Uber and Lyft asked the 1st District Court of Appeal to reconsider a ruling requiring the companies to comply with Assembly Bill 5 and reclassify their driver...
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