Labor/Employment
Apr. 3, 2020
US judge won’t force Lyft to pay drivers state-mandated sick leave
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria reasoned the drivers will likely lose federal coronavirus relief benefits if they are considered employees under California law.
SAN FRANCISCO — For the second time this week, a federal judge in San Francisco turned down an emergency bid by rideshare drivers to force their employer, this time Lyft Inc., to provide state-mandated paid sick leave by classifying them as employees.
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria reasoned the drivers would likely lose federal coronavirus relief benefits if they are considered employees under California law. He indicated the cl...
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