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/PRNewswire/ -- The Protect App-Based Drivers + Services (PADS) coalition released the following statement following a recent California Court of Appeal...

/PRNewswire/ -- A new study conducted by UC Riverside found that app-based services were an economic lifeline for restaurants, grocers and merchants during the...

Misclassifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees is a costly mistake.  Among the many issues arising from misclassification is potential liability under federal...

Among the many issues arising from misclassification is potential liability under federal and state minimum wage and overtime laws. As the laws continue to change and develop, so do the risks to contracting entities.

A group of Uber and Lyft drivers filed the lawsuit seeking to have the measure overturned in January.

A California judge said in a Friday ruling a state ballot measure passed in November declaring Uber and Lyft drivers independent contractors is unconstitutional.

Last year, more than $200 million was spent on campaigning for a state proposition that ensured workers like Uber and Lyft drivers were considered independent contractors.

A California judge determined Prop. 22, which classifies Uber and Lyft drivers as contractors, was unconstitutional. Uber is seeking an appeal.

Friday’s ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by three drivers and labor union Service Employees International Union who argued the law was unconstitutional because it limited the state Legislature’s ability to make gig workers eligible for the state’s workers’ compensation program.