Instacart Loses on Contractor Injunction Bid, But Gets Stay (1)

San Diego moved another step closer in its effort to make Instacart reclassify full-time shoppers as employees, after a state court judge granted its request for a preliminary injunction but temporarily stayed its enforcement.

Instacart “will be taking steps to keep that stay in place during the appeals process so that Instacart’s service will not be disrupted in San Diego,” and plans to appeal the order “to protect shoppers, customers and retail partners,” the company said in a statement Tuesday.

Meanwhile, San Diego invites “Instacart to work with us to craft a meaningful and fair solution,” to address the misclassification ...