AB5
Californian court passes injunction on gig workers’ law, after threats from Uber and Lyft
Uber and Lyft, have strongly opposed California’s AB5, that classifies gig workers as employees, instead of as contractors of the companies
California’s labor law regularizing gig economy workers could set a global precedent
The legislation is the first of its kind and will likely force app-based corporates like Uber to reclassify their workers as employees rather than as contractors
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