Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Prevail in California Gig-Worker Ruling
- Uber, Lyft-backed, voter-approved classification law upheld
- California gig workers will have to keep contractor status
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Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. can keep classifying California drivers as independent contractors, after the state’s top court said a company-backed law passed by voters doesn’t wrongly curtail the legislature’s power over worker protections.
The unanimous ruling upholding California’s Proposition 22, which received majority voter support in 2020, was released Thursday.