Uber says drivers aren't part of its 'usual course' of business

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Uber argues landmark California bill that threatens to upend its business doesn't apply

do business. The legislation, known as Assembly Bill 5 , was passed in the state Assembly and now heads to Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.AB5 would require gig economy workers to be reclassified as employees instead of contractors. The bill passed in the state Assembly in a 61-16 vote, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez , the bill's author, said in a statement. That's after the bill passed in the state Senate on Tuesday.

"Under that three-part test, arguably the highest bar is that a company must prove that contractors are doing work 'outside the usual course' of its business," West said. "...Several previous rulings have found that drivers' work is West said Uber intends to follow AB5 should it be put into law next year, but that it will continue to try to prove that it doesn't fall under its legal framework.

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That's the weakest argument ever. If it wasn't for their drivers there wouldn't be revenue. This business model was always broken.

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