Lyft car. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images For months, the state of California and two leading ride-hailing companies, Lyft and Uber, have been ensnared in a bitter legal battle. The issue at the heart of the conflict: Lyft and Uber don’t want to adhere to California’s recent pro-worker legislation that would require them to treat their drivers — some of whom work well over 40 hours per week — as employees who are entitled to benefits.
California passed a landmark labor law last fall. California is one of the most pro-worker states in the country. Last September, it passed Assembly Bill 5, a landmark labor law that cracks down on the misclassification of employees as independent contractors.
California has been trying to crack down and Lyft and Uber for violating the law. The situation started to escalate in May, when the state of California and three major cities — San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego — sued Uber and Lyft for flouting the law. In June, California’s attorney general Xavier Becerra Becerra filed a request for a preliminary injunction; then, earlier this month, a California judge gave Uber and Lyft an August 21 deadline to reclassify their employees.
The threatened shutdowns come at a brutal time for California residents. Like many gig economy workers, drivers for ride-hailing companies have suffered financially due to a reduction in workload amid the pandemic. By current estimates, ride bookings have fallen a staggering 75 percent in the past few months.
I didn't know that the citizens rely on rideshare company for their transportation (more taxi or their own car) it seems urgent issue for them.
We lived without them before. We can do so again and have less traffic.
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