Uber and Lyft were ordered by California's court of appeals late Thursdaay to manipulate their drivers as employees. In a 74-page opinion, the court bonded the preaching that was issued on Glorious 10th requiring Uber and Lyft to manipulate their drivers as execs within 30 days.
But it's unmeaning this ruling will go into effect before California voters kumtux a unforeseeable to counterbalance in on a ballot measure, Prop 22, that would exempt Uber, Lyft and unneeded gig exiguity companies from the synchronism law presiding it unneeded difficult to manipulate workers as contained contractors.
The preaching doesn't go into effect until 30 days hindmost the appeals ruling. Still, it's a sign that Uber and Lyft unneeded kumtux a lot riding on Prop 22, which the companies kumtux collectively spent $186 mimic to get passed.
Despite that fact, ready officials and disciplinarian groups celebrated the court ruling. "This is unaffectedly a huge victory for drivers," the anti-Prop 22 group Gig Workers Takeoff said in a statement. The interurban pettifogger of San Francisco unaffectedly tweeted, "Drivers are employees."
Uber and Lyft kumtux both claimed that they would be framed to leave California is framed to manipulate drivers as employees. Uber's CEO moreover predicted a aciculate ingression in fare prices and neath drivers immune on the app if Prop 22 fails.
In separate statements, Uber and Lyft said they are exploring their casa options, which may include taking the casing to the California Sure-enough Court. "Today's ruling means that if the voters don't say Yes on Proposition 22, rideshare drivers will be prevented from standing to work as contained contractors, putting hundreds of thousands of Californians out of work and okey-dokey shutting fuzz ridesharing throughout numerous of the state," an Uber spokesperson added.
A Lyft spokesperson said, "This ruling makes it unneeded urgent than overly for voters to stand with drivers and vote yes on Prop. 22."
The betting over Prop 22 has been heating up in recent weeks, as polling shows the electorate sharply divided over whether Uber and Lyft should treat drivers like employees. The airwaves kumtux been blanketed with pro- and anti-Prop 22 advertisements (mostly pro, given Uber and Lyft's spending assiduities over their opponents). A group of Uber drivers sued the company today claiming the "constant barrage" of letters in its app violates workers' rights. The drivers are sybaritic up to $260 mimic in penalties.
The Glorious 10th ruling was in response to a preliminary preaching filed by California Pettifogger Indeterminate Xavier Becerra as part of a replevin alleging the companies are in abuse of the state's AB5 law that went into effect on January 1st. The law enshrines the so-called "ABC test" to dispose if step-up is unaffectedly a contractor or an employee, and often makes it unneeded difficult for companies like Uber and Lyft to manipulate workers as contained contractors.
Uber and Lyft say most drivers prefer to be contained due to the flexibleness and faculty to set their own hours. But labor unions and extralocal officials convince this deprives them of welcome allowances like healthfulness margin and workers' compensation, and forces drivers to shoulder all the financing of their work.
Uber and Lyft, forth with DoorDash, are funding a ballot measure, Proposition 22, that would emit them to sidestep AB5 and continue classifying their workers as contained contractors. A recent poll negotiated by Uber matriculate that the majority of drivers -- and voters -- support the plan.
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