Labor/Employment
Aug. 6, 2020
Lawsuit against Uber and Lyft may be effort to undercut voter initiative
Wednesday’s lawsuits allege Uber and Lyft are misclassifying workers as independent contractors and violating a host of labor laws, including those related to minimum wage, overtime pay, rest periods, business expenses and sick leave.
The lawsuits filed by the California Labor Commissioner against Uber and Lyft Wednesday might be part of a broader government push to secure a court ruling on how Assembly Bill 5 applies to rideshare drivers, since many misclassification complaints filed by drivers are stalled by arbitration agreements, a labor attorney said.
Uber and Lyft drivers often opt in to arbitration agreements, which the companies have used to sidestep lawsu...
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