California Throws 70K Truckers in Gig-Work Legal Limbo, Risking Supply Chains July 11, 2022 By Augusta Saraiva and Ngai Yeung About 70,000 truck owner-operators who form the bedrock of California’s transport industry are in limbo as state-level labor rules start...
9th Circuit Lifts Stay on Labor Law Classifying Truck Drivers as Employees May 3, 2021 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court on April 28 reversed a ruling that prevented California from enforcing a new labor law that...
California Judge Blocks Uber, Lyft From Classifying Drivers as Contractors August 10, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A California judge on Monday granted the state’s request for a preliminary injunction blocking Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc....
California Labor Commissioner Suing Uber, Lyft for ‘Systemic Wage Theft’ August 5, 2020 The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has filed separate lawsuits against transportation companies Uber and Lyft for committing wage theft by...
California Labor Commissioner Sues Gig Car Wash for Misclassifying Workers July 13, 2020 The Labor Commissioner’s Office has filed a lawsuit against a gig-economy car wash company in Southern California for violating labor...
Gig Economy Law Talk of California Insurance Wholesalers Conference January 15, 2020 By Don Jergler A sweeping California gig economy law was the focus of a lot of the talk this year during an annual...
California Workers’ Comp Institute Summarizes 2019 Legislation October 21, 2019 Among the 870 bills that California Gov. Gavin Newsom acted upon for 2019 that were passed by the state Legislature,...