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Labor/Employment

Dec. 31, 2019

Uber, Postmates sue to stop AB5, claim it’s unconstitutional

Ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. and food delivery service Postmates Inc. filed a lawsuit late Monday afternoon against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra alleging the employee-presumptive Assembly Bill 5, which takes effect Wednesday, is unconstitutional.

Ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. and food delivery service Postmates Inc. filed a lawsuit late Monday afternoon against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra alleging the employee-presumptive Assembly Bill 5, which takes effect Wednesday, is unconstitutional.

According to the complaint filed in the Central District of California, the two "gig economy" companies claim AB 5 violates the U.S. Constitution's Ninth and 14th...

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