gig economy

Uber and Postmates sue to block California law protecting gig workers

January 9, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

The new labor-backed law bans companies from misclassifying workers, especially Uber and Lyft drivers and other “gig” workers, as “independent contractors.”

Gig victory: Landmark Calif. bill ends classification of workers as independent contractors

September 12, 2019 By Marilyn Bechtel

Cheering the win are Uber and Lyft drivers, food delivery workers, truck drivers, and many more workers misclassified as "independent contractors" by their employers.

California gig workers eye a win if landmark bill passes state Senate

July 3, 2019 By Marilyn Bechtel

By codifying gig workers as employees, AB 5 would close loopholes that enabled companies to classify low-skill workers as independent contractors.