In a major victory for app-based companies, their drivers will not be considered employees.
The California Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously that drivers for app-based companies including Uber , Lyft , and DoorDash will remain independent contractors, as opposed to employees. The decision, upholding a state ballot measure called Proposition 22, was considered a major victory for the gig-economy companies. The question of whether those who drive for the companies should be treated as employees or contractors has spurred a yearslong legal battle in the state.
“Today’s decision was supposed to bring justice, to confirm that even as workers who are managed by apps on our phone, by algorithms, by AI, that we are indeed workers with robot managers,” Nicole Moore, president of Rideshare Drivers United and a part-time driver in Los Angeles, said during a briefing with reporters following the decision. “And we deserve the same rights and benefits as all other workers in our state. But that did not happen today.
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