Uber, Lyft Ordered to Classify Drivers as Employees

A California judge said Monday that ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. shouldn’t classify their drivers as independent contractors, citing the state’s gig-worker law that went into effect this year. The ruling is on hold until the companies have a chance to appeal.

California sued the companies in May in California Superior Court, saying the decision to classify drivers as contractors had deprived them of rights such as paid sick leave and unemployment insurance. Uber and Lyft have asserted that the...

Mcf22C Uber and Lyft CEOs should be arrested for breaking the law, not given extentions. All of us regular folks get arrested when we break the law, whether we think the law is fair or not. DaraIsACriminal

So, Amway and Mary Kay should pay also?

Mevrouw Kroes zal niet blij zijn. N medemens als medemens behandelen.

They’re gonna lose just like FedEx Ground lost under the same business model

If so wouldn’t they need to provide company vehicles; gas; & maintenance for “their employees?”

party of destruction Step one, make labor unemplayble Step two, hike tax Step three, bankruptcy No more free market for labor

Party is over smartasses

There is still a lot of misunderstanding about the Gig Economy.

Where is your coverage on Belarus? The land is on fire!!!

The reality is Uber & Lyft business model won’t survive such a ruling.

'... a ruling that is on hold until the companies have a chance to bribe.' Fify

I hope they both pull all operations out of California.

indep contractors means the franchisees have to pay upfront fee n work as slaves while Uber is making billions

What will CA do with no Lyft/Uber?

*shocked gasp* you mean...these poor, beleaguered companies are gonna be forced to treat their employees like employees *shakes with fury* even forced to respect their employee rights? WHAT HATH THIS ONCE GREAT NATION COME TO waaaa

Agreed 💯 they can’t set all the prices and take whatever they want and just give a driver whatever they feel like. If a rider complains they don’t even pay you at all, so how is that independent

Know Uber isn’t afraid of being in a courtroom, but if they have to make drivers employees it might be game over.

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