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California Judge Rules Uber and Lyft to Immediately Classify Drivers as Employees

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday August 11 2020, @07:26PM   Printer-friendly
from the the-plight-of-the-gig-economy-worker dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:

California Judge Rules Uber and Lyft to Immediately Classify Drivers as Employees:

A California court issued a preliminary injuction on Monday, ordering Uber and Lyft to immediately reclassify Uber and Lyft ride-share drivers as employees, in a highly anticipated decision that follows a months-long battle between the state of California and the gig economy companies.

The San Francisco Superior Court judge said the companies must begin complying within 10 days.

In May, California's attorney general Xavier Becerra, alongside the cities of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego, sued Uber and Lyft, arguing that the companies have been violating law by misclassifying Uber and Lyft drivers as independent contractors since January 1 when a state law known as AB5 went into effect.

In June, Becerra filed a request for a preliminary injunction, arguing that drivers are currently enduring such significant damages that waiting until the end of litigation would cause irreparable harm.

Responding to news of the preliminary injunction, attorney general Becerra said, "The court has weighed in and agreed: Uber and Lyft need to put a stop to unlawful misclassification of their drivers while our litigation continues. While this fight still has a long way to go, we're pushing ahead to make sure the people of California get the workplace protections they deserve."

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by krishnoid on Tuesday August 11 2020, @07:40PM (4 children)

    by krishnoid (1156) on Tuesday August 11 2020, @07:40PM (#1035112)

    “The court’s ruling is stayed for a minimum of 10 days, and we plan to file an immediate emergency appeal on behalf of California drivers." - Uber

    The other site mentioned that they had the 10 days to file any emergency appeals, but this article doesn't even mention that they have 10 days to file the appeal -- so they have 10 days to submit the appeal, which stops the clock again until the appeal is evaluated?

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by barbara hudson on Tuesday August 11 2020, @08:17PM (3 children)

    by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Tuesday August 11 2020, @08:17PM (#1035126) Journal
    It's a clickbait thing. They were given 10 days to appeal, which stops the clock. They said they would appeal immediately, which in my dictionary is less than 10 days. It's like the other article that claims the asteroid Ceres, which is in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is at the edge of the solar system.
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    • (Score: 2) by barbara hudson on Tuesday August 11 2020, @08:23PM (2 children)

      by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Tuesday August 11 2020, @08:23PM (#1035131) Journal
      It's in the original submission:

      In response to the court order, a spokesperson for Uber told Motherboard: “The court’s ruling is stayed for a minimum of 10 days, and we plan to file an immediate emergency appeal on behalf of California drivers.

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 12 2020, @03:08PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 12 2020, @03:08PM (#1035567)

        I think it's hilarious that they claim that they will appeal on behalf of the drivers. Yeah, it's really good for the drivers to be paid peanuts while the execs get all the money. Not to mention that surge pricing is no longer shared with drivers. Bunch of liars and con artists.

        • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday August 13 2020, @02:43AM

          by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday August 13 2020, @02:43AM (#1035952) Journal

          Not to mention that surge pricing is no longer shared with drivers.

          Not what Uber is claiming [uber.com]:

          When prices are surging, you’ll see a multiplier to the standard rates on the map. For example, you might see surge at 1.8x or 2.5x. This is how much your base fare will be multiplied by, so a fare that is usually $10 would be $18 when it’s at 1.8x surge. Uber’s fee percentage does not change during surge pricing.

          If you have better info, please share.