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The Supreme Court rejected trucking companies’ appeal of a ruling that would allow...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge Friday struck down a California ballot measure that exempted...

The labor legislation known as Proposition 22 -- heavily backed by Uber, Lyft and other app-based, on-demand services -- effectively overturned a California law requiring them to reclassify their drivers and provide employee benefits.

Owner-operators of freight trucks in California may be classified as employees, federal court rules. FacebookTwitterEmail Trucks are stranded on Interstate 5 in California during a winter storm. More than 70,000 truckers in California can be classified as employees rather than contractors, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.David McNew / Getty Images More than 70,000 owners of freight and delivery trucks in California can be classified as employees of the companies that hire them, with rig...

Truckers fall under California gig economy law, court says April 28, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Californias gig economy law applies to some 70,000 truck drivers who can be classified as employees of companies that hire them instead of independent contractors, giving them a right to overtime, sick pay or other benefits, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco overturned a ruling last year by a federal judge that said f...

Chesa Boudin is suing a N.Y. company for violating Californias AB5 gig-work law FacebookTwitterEmail 1of4 San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is suing Handy, which provides in-home services, for misclassifying its housecleaners and handypeople as independent contractors rather than employees.Paul Chinn / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of4 Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, shown in 2019, has filed jointly with San Francisco’s Chesa Boudin in suing Handy.Jana Asenb...

Edward Ongweso Jr., a staff writer at Vice’s Motherboard, said Tuesday that Seth Harris, President Biden Ongweso told Hill.TV’s “Rising” that Harris, who served as the acting and deputy secretary of Labor under former President Obama, appears like a “good pick” due to his past positions.  But Ongweso, who covers tech and labor, noted that Harris “helped craft the inspiration” for Proposition 22, the initiative approved in California last year that exempts gig companies from pr...

“Drivers are in a position of subordination and dependency to Uber, such that they have little to no ability to improve their economic position or professional or entrepreneurial skill.” The ruling makes clear that platforms should be required to offer basic benefits for the people “collaborating” with them. This ruling can have an impact beyond those in the U.K. But where does the decision leave migrant gig workers? These implications were discussed in a study recently presented under...

LONDON (AP) — Uber drivers in Britain are entitled to benefits like paid holidays and...

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