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Labor/Employment

Mar. 14, 2023

Appeal panel: Gig workers can be classified as contractors

Monday’s decision written by Justice Tracie L. Brown will allow these companies to classify drivers and other gig workers as independent contractors, lacking full benefits.

A state appellate court delivered partial victory to gig work companies late Monday, finding the unconstitutional provisions of a voter initiative they backed “can be severed from the rest.”

Monday’s decision written by Justice Tracie L. Brown will allow these companies to classify drivers and other gig workers as independent contractors, lacking full benefits.

The case is the latest in a long line of developmen...

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