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August 13, 2020 07:49 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21367906/uber-lyft-california-appeal-denied-driver-classify-employee
Uber and Lyft on track to leave California after failing to delay driver status order
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Uber and Lyft are still obligated to classify drivers as employees after a California superior court judge denied the companies’ attempt to delay a preliminary injunction from going into effect. The two companies have threatened to leave the state if they are forced to change the status of their drivers from independent contractors to employees.
Earlier this week, Uber and Lyft were ordered by California Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman to classify their drivers as employees. The ruling was in response to a preliminary injunction filed by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as part of a lawsuit alleging the companies are in violation of the state’s AB5 law that went into effect on January 1st. The law enshrines the so-called...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21367906/uber-lyft-california-appeal-denied-driver-classify-employee
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