LABOR BRIEFING: California Court Fight Over Gig Workers Resumes

The next battle in California’s war over who’s an employee and who’s an independent contractor will happen in a San Francisco courtroom with arguments on the constitutionality of Proposition 22, the voter-approved, court-suspended initiative carving out gig workers from the state’s worker-friendly classification law.

Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc., DoorDash Inc., and Instacart Inc. bankrolled Prop 22, spending more than $200 million to get it passed in November 2020.

The California Court of Appeal, First District, on Tuesday will hear their arguments for overturning a successful effort by individual drivers and the Service Employees International Union to block the law. ...