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The ruling upholds a voter-approved law passed in 2020 that said drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft are independent contractors and are not entitled to benefits like overtime pay, paid sick ...
The ballot initiative was backed by gig-work companies that wanted to keep their workers classified as independent contractors and were resisting a 2019 state law that would have considered them ...
Proposition 22 was a ballot initiative in California that became law after the November 2020 state election, passing with 59% of the vote and granting app-based transportation and delivery companies an exception to Assembly Bill 5 by classifying their drivers as "independent contractors", rather than "employees".
Here is what you might see if each candidate’s proposed policies become law. Tax Policies and Your Take-Home Pay Changes in tax policies are one of the most immediate ways the election might ...
The legislation was signed by Governor Jerry Brown in September 2014, granting paid sick leave to about 6.5 million Californians. [40] In 2015, Gonzalez introduced a measure that would require double pay when a company makes workers come in on the Christmas or Thanksgiving holidays. [ 41 ]
The California courts have long grappled with the appropriate standard for determining whether a worker is properly classified as an employee or an independent contractor for the purpose of California’s employment laws. At common law, the employment relationship was determined by the degree of control over the details of the work being performed.
A bill passed by the California Legislature would require employers to provide five days of paid sick leave, up from three. It still requires Gov. Newsom's signature.
The California Attorney General's office and local prosecutors can also sue companies. [21] Proponents of the bill said it would give workers previously classified as contractors minimum wage, overtime, sick leave, unemployment and other benefits, and prevent the state from losing $8 billion from unpaid payroll taxes.