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Labor/Employment

Sep. 12, 2019

Legislature OKs bill to curb ‘gig’ workers; Uber vows to ignore

A bill that could switch millions of California gig economy workers from independent contractors to employees passed the Legislature Wednesday and is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.

A bill that could switch millions of California gig economy workers from independent contractors to employees passed the Legislature Wednesday and is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.

Assembly Bill 5, which codifies the landmark 2018 decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, passed through the Assembly 61...

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