Uber Driver Proposals Extend Massachusetts Classification Fight

Massachusetts’ latest ballot proposals governing how gig companies such as Lyft Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. should classify their drivers face an array of potential legal challenges, echoing a lengthy battle in California over the issue that’s still ongoing.

The state attorney general’s office last week certified a total of 10 proposals from the industry-backed group Massachusetts Coalition for Independent Work and Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ.

That certification gives sponsors until December to collect the required number of signatures to qualify for the November 2024 ballot.

The industry-backed proposals focus on ensuring drivers are classified as independent contractors, ...