Gig Economy in California

“An appeals court has allowed ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft to continue treating their drivers as independent contractors in California… The stay pauses a lower-court ruling that was scheduled to take effect at midnight on Friday and would have forced Uber and Lyft to treat all their drivers as employees.” (AP News)

In May, California sued Uber and Lyft, “alleging they misclassified their drivers as independent contractors under the state’s new labor law… The labor law, known as AB5 and considered the nation’s strictest test, took effect Jan. 1 and...