Proposition 22 seeks to override the effects of Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) which required rideshare and delivery services to classify their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. As full employees rather than contractors, drivers would be eligible for certain rights and benefits under California employment law. Related: California Joins Major Cities In Lyft, Uber Lawsuit Claiming Workers Are ...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the City Attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco have filed a lawsuit against Uber and Lyft on Tuesday for misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors in violation of Assembly Bill 5 (AB-5), officials said. Under AB-5, which went into effect on Jan. 1 of this year, companies must prove workers are ...

Last year, changes to several California laws took strides in a progressive direction. These laws called for an increase in minimum wage, a ban on hairstyle discrimination in the workplace, and changes to the gig economy. With the Assembly Bill 5 (also called the “gig worker’s bill”) recently implemented, assemblywoman Christy Smith and Lorena Gonzalez have announced that they are ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced dual bills to aid freelance journalists and newspaper columnists in the wake of Assembly Bill (AB) 5, officials said.  The author of AB 5, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, says the law restores employment status for millions of workers, which included both freelancers that work for Uber, but also freelance journalists, who have been ...

A Canyon Country Postmates driver is joining an Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) lawsuit against the state of California over the law, which regulates contracted workers. Miguel Perez is a plaintiff in a lawsuit, along with the companies Postmates, Uber and a rideshare driver from the Antelope Valley, alleging AB 5 — which is set to go into effect Jan. ...