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Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation

Aug. 11, 2020

Judge bars Uber, Lyft from classifying drivers as independent contractors

The decision is a win for state legislators who have sought to enforce AB 5 against Uber and Lyft, and a withering judicial critique of the ride-hailing companies assertion they are not transportation companies.

Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. can no longer classify their drivers as independent contractors, a San Francisco County judge ruled Monday in a decision the ride-hailing companies immediately appealed.

Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman granted the motion by the state and three large California cities for the preliminary injunction but stayed it for 10 days to...

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