Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation
Aug. 24, 2021
Opinion that Prop 22 is unconstitutional to be appealed
“The trial court judge has refused to acknowledge that the voters have coequal authority as the Legislature,” said Kurt R. Oneto with Nielsen Merksamer LLP.
Attorneys for ride-hailing companies said Monday that an Alameda County judge got it wrong when he ruled Proposition 22 -- which prevents gig drivers workers from being considered employees -- is unconstitutional.
If upheld, Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch's Friday afternoon ruling would toss out the initiative -- backed by Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc., and DoorDash Inc. in a big-money campaign that passed in November 2020 with 58% o...
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