Uber Driver Status Proposals Head to Massachusetts Top Court (1)

A high stakes industry-backed initiative governing the classification status of Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. drivers is in the hands of Massachusetts’ highest court after a voter coalition sued Thursday to block some questions from appearing on the 2024 ballot.

A coalition of registered voters filed a complaint with the Supreme Judicial Court over five industry-backed proposals that would ensure app-based drivers remain designated as independent contractors, a status that denies them some legal protections and labor rights.

The proposals present “a dizzying array of highly technical choices that are impossible to parse in the voting booth, seemingly designed ...