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 ...

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. ...