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Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation

Jun. 23, 2021

Judge mulls whether Proposition 22 exempts companies from AB 5

U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton found that it remains possible Proposition 22 wipes out all misclassification lawsuits against Uber regardless of when they were filed.

A federal judge has deferred ruling on whether a voter-approved ballot measure intended to exempt some gig economy companies from a worker classification law warrants dismissal of a class action against Uber Eats alleging it misclassified drivers as independent contractors to avoid paying benefits.

U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton on Monday rejected arguments fro...

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