Uber, Lyft must reclassify drivers as employees

October 26, 2020

A California appeals court has ruled that an injunction issued against Uber and Lyft remains appropriate. The injunction was issued in August and indicates that the companies must start classifying their drivers as employees in the state. It stems from a lawsuit against Uber and Lyft in May, saying they “exploited hundreds of thousands of California workers” by classifying drivers as independent contractors and violating AB5. Uber and Lyft have already appealed the decision. (Source: CNET) Read the original story…

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Todd Phillips is the editorial director of Universus Media Group Inc. and the editor of Canadian auto dealer magazine. Todd can be reached at tphillips@universusmedia.com.

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