Labor/Employment
Feb. 26, 2020
Judge agrees Instacart’s employees have been misclassified
The grocery delivery service argued classifying its shoppers as employees would cause “irreparable harm” to the company, but Judge Timothy B. Taylor rejected that claim, saying in an order issued last week precedent has already established the court’s stance, citing the state Supreme Court’s decision in Dynamex Operations West Inc. v. Superior Court.
A San Diego judge granted a preliminary injunction against grocery delivery service Instacart for the company's alleged misclassification of workers.
"This landmark ruling makes clear that Instacart employees have been misclassified as independent contractors, resulting in their being denied worker protections to which they are entitled by state law," San Diego City Attorney Mara W. Elliott said in a statement Tuesday. "We invite ...
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