An appellate court determined Proposition 22 should stand, disagreeing with a 2021 ruling finding that central provisions of the law conflicted with the state Constitition, rendering the law unenforceable, and tossing it out in its entirety.
Justices in a California court of appeals ruled yesterday that Proposition 22 a 2020 ballot measure that allowed Uber, Lyft and other platforms to classify their workers as independent contractors rather than employees – is largely constitutional, but that part of the measure is invalid.
An appeals court ruling on Proposition 22 in California just dealt a significant blow to labor advocates who’ve sought more rights for so-called gig workers.
An appeals court ruled Monday in favor of companies that want to classify some workers as independent contractors, saying Proposition 22 is mostly constitutional.