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Labor/Employment

Aug. 25, 2021

Prop 22 is in limbo as workers’ compensation provision deems bill unconstitutional

On Friday, Alameda Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch declared Prop 22 unconstitutional on two separate grounds and ruled that the ballot measure is unconstitutional and unenforceable.

Eric B. Kingsley

Partner
Kingsley & Kingsley APC

Labor & Employment

16133 Ventura Blvd #1200
Encino , CA 91436

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Email: eric@kingsleylawyers.com

Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA

Eric is the former board chair of the Anti-Defamation League's Los Angeles Region.

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Kelsey M. Szamet

Kingsley & Kingsley APC

Phone: (818) 990-8300

Email: kelsey@kingsleylawyers.com

UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA

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Buying a law and having the new law stick are not the same thing. Misleading the voters into passing an anti-worker, anti-union, and anti-safety initiative is only half the battle; convincing the courts that it is constitutional is a much bigger problem. Deemed the "App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative", Prop 22 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2020 and was passed by California voters. Over two hundred million d...

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