California to escalate legal battle with gig companies over worker classification
Posted in: Breaking the Law
Politicio
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra plans to file a preliminary injunction in his classification fight with Uber and Lyft, escalating a battle with major technology companies, based on a memo sent Wednesday morning from his office.Becerra and the attorneys of major cities filed a lawsuit earlier this year to compel gig tech companies to treat their drivers as employees, not independent contractors, per a newly operative California law that creates a statewide labor standard tilted more toward classifying workers as employees who must receive wage and benefit guarantees.
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