Labor/Employment,
Government,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 26, 2024
California Supreme Court rejects challenge to gig worker law
Associate Justice Goodwin H. Liu wrote that Proposition 22 does not conflict with the Legislature's ability to create and enforce a workers' compensation system through legislation.
The California Supreme Court struck down a challenge to Proposition 22, which allows certain app workers to be classified as independent contractors, in a unanimous decision on Thursday, but declined to rule on whether the initiative improperly constrains the Legislature's authority to enact future legislation.
The opinion written by Associate Justice Goodwin H. Liu said that the initiative, which was passed by voters in 2020, does not conflict with Article XIV Section 4 of th...
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