{"id":563452,"date":"2023-03-14T11:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/california-court-upholds-uber-drivers-being-contractors\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T11:40:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:40:01","slug":"california-court-upholds-uber-drivers-being-contractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/california-court-upholds-uber-drivers-being-contractors\/","title":{"rendered":"#California court upholds Uber drivers being contractors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a373b34dd170\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a373b34dd170\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/california-court-upholds-uber-drivers-being-contractors\/#%E2%80%9CCalifornia_court_upholds_Uber_drivers_being_contractors%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;California court upholds Uber drivers being contractors&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCalifornia_court_upholds_Uber_drivers_being_contractors%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;California court upholds Uber drivers being contractors&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2023\/uber-lyft-and-other-qu.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2023\/uber-lyft-and-other-qu.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Uber, Lyft and other &quot;gig economy&quot; tech firms advocate a treating drivers or delivery people as independent contractors while providing them some benefits to stave off laws requiring they be treated as employees.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2023\/uber-lyft-and-other-qu.jpg\" alt=\"Uber, Lyft and other &amp;quot;gig economy&amp;quot; tech firms advocate a treating drivers or delivery people as independent contractor\" title=\"Uber, Lyft and other &quot;gig economy&quot; tech firms advocate a treating drivers or delivery people as independent contractors while providing them some benefits to stave off laws requiring they be treated as employees.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Uber, Lyft and other &#8220;gig economy&#8221; tech firms advocate a treating drivers or delivery people as independent contractors while providing them some benefits to stave off laws requiring they be treated as employees.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A California <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eals court on Monday upheld a state law letting Uber, Lyft and other app-based, on-demand companies treat drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling came as a victory for ride-share firms and food-delivery app platforms that backed a measure called Proposition 22 ahead of its passage in the state in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re pleased that the court respected the will of the people, and that Prop 22 will remain in place, preserving independence for drivers,&#8221; Uber chief legal officer Tony West told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>The California voter-approved referendum that lets many gig workers be treated as independent contractors was ruled unconstitutional in August of 2021, setting up more legal fights over the controversial measure.<\/p>\n<p>The labor legislation heavily backed by Uber, Lyft and other app-based, on-demand services effectively overturned a California law requiring them to reclassify their drivers and provide employee benefits.<\/p>\n<p>A state judge later ruled the law violated California&#8217;s state Constitution because the power to make laws about worker compensation belonged to legislators.<\/p>\n<p>The appeals court, however, ruled that Prop 22 &#8220;does not intrude on the Legislature&#8217;s workers&#8217; compensation authority.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The proposition has remained in effect as the litigation played out.<\/p>\n<p>Under the proposition, drivers remained independent contractors but Uber and Lyft were to pay them a number of benefits including a minimum wage, a contribution to health care and other forms of insurance.<\/p>\n<p>Labor groups fighting the initiative argued that it would erode worker rights and benefits.<\/p>\n<p>The victory for the gig economy in California was expected to echo across the United States, in a boon for app-based services while igniting fears that big business is rewriting labor laws.<\/p>\n<p>Prop 22 does guarantee some support such as pay topping the minimum wage and supplemented health care coverage\u2014but it designates drivers as self-employed, meaning they do not have the right to some regular employee benefits.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re all flabbergasted, angry and ready to keep on fighting,&#8221; said Los Angeles Uber driver Nicole Moore, president of Rideshare Drivers United in California.<\/p>\n<p>Moore hoped that the union group that filed the legal challenge to Prop 22 will appeal the latest decision to the state supreme court.<\/p>\n<p>Moore argued that the proposition has not benefitted the majority of ride-share drivers when it comes to pay and medical benefits.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing good about this law,&#8221; 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