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Technology,
Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation

Apr. 13, 2021

US judge reverses himself: Proposition 22 retroactivity is undecided

U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen in San Francisco initially said in January Proposition 22 was not retroactive when he certified a class of Uber drivers, who said the company misclassified them as independent contractors.

The question of whether Proposition 22 is retroactive is still up for debate, a federal judge has clarified months after stating the gig-driver law does not apply retroactively.

U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen in San Francisco initially said in January Proposition 22 was not retroactive when he certified a class of Uber drivers who said the company misclassified th...

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