California AG and state\'s largest cities sue Uber\, Lyft

California AG and state's largest cities sue Uber, Lyft

bizjournals Wednesday, 6 May 2020 ()
Waving the gig worker law as a legal club, the California Attorney General and city attorneys from the state’s three largest cities sued Uber and Lyft on Tuesday, claiming the two ride-hailing companies violating AB-5 and demanding they reclassify their independent contractor drivers as employees. The lawsuit seeks unspecified restitution for workers, a permanent halt to the misclassification of drivers and civil penalties that could reach hundreds of millions of dollars.    The legal drama…
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News video: San Francisco Joins Lawsuit Against Ride-Hailing App Companies Uber And Lyft

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Wilson Walker reports on city and state of California filing suit against Uber and Lyft for misclassifying workers as contract labor (5-5-2020)