Labor/Employment,
Government
Mar. 20, 2023
App companies get partial victory in suit to block gig worker law
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that part of the claim by Postmates and Uber was invalid but said they could challenge Assembly Bill 5 under the equal protection clause.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday mostly upheld a trial judge’s decision to throw out a lawsuit that Postmates and its parent company, Uber Technologies Inc., filed against the state over its gig worker law, Assembly Bill 5.
But the court said the companies did have a claim against the state under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. The mixed ruling left both sides declaring victory.
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