A California appeals court has upheld an order requiring Uber and Lyft to treat their California drivers as employees instead of independent contractors, less than two weeks before voters will be asked to exempt the ride-hailing giants from the state’s gig economy law.
Proposition 22 allows app-based companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash to keep their drivers as independent contractors rather..
If passed, the statewide referendum would allow businesses like Uber, Luft, and Doordash to exempt gig workers from employee status..
One former Lyft driver we spoke with said he's seen the company exploit him in terms of decreased pay and added expenses.
