The California Supreme Court appears poised to uphold Proposition 22, the voter initiative that allows Uber, Lyft and other gig economy companies to classify their ride hail and delivery drivers as independent contractors rather than as employees.
“We are confident,” Oneto said. “The court was asking questions around whether or not they could just issue an opinion clarifying the validity of Prop. 22, or whether they should go a step further and discuss the Legislature’s ability or lack thereof to amend Prop. 22 to provide workers' compensation benefits.” Kronland declined to speculate on the outcome. “It was a lively oral argument,” he said. The court must issue its ruling within 90 days of Tuesday’s hearing.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: