On Thursday, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 22, a California ballot measure that classified Uber and Lyft drivers as independent contractors, not employees.
The court ruled in favor of upholding a years-old ballot measure, Proposition 22, ending the legal dispute that could have reshaped California’s gig economy if it was overturned, The New York Times noted in its reporting.
The measure was first passed in 2020, and ride-hailing companies were eager to take the win nationwide. Less than a year later, a Superior Court Judge deemed the measure unconstitutional because it violated the state legislature’s ability to amend the proposition and was not limited to a single subject. Three appeals court judges then upheld the measure.
Now, the state’s highest court has said that Uber and Lyft drivers can continue to be classified as independent contractors. The…
