The California Supreme Court granted a request to decide the constitutionality of Proposition 22, a voter-approved measure to classify drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft as contractors rather than employees.
Uber, Lyft and DoorDash funded the ballot initiative three years ago after California lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 5 in 2019. In 2020, Prop. 22 was approved by 59% of California voters after a $200 million campaign financed by the companies.
The following year a trial judge found that it violated the California Constitution: it intruded on the Legislature’s exclusive authority to create worker compensation laws.
Then in 2022, a California appellate court mostly overturned the trial judge's findings, and now the California Supreme Court is reviewing the case.
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