Why is this article here? Because some proponents of Proposition 22 wanted to add musicians and bands to the law [“gig” workers]. While this was in California, many states will pass similar laws in the future.| By Kanishka Singh, Reuters | A 2020 ballot measure that exempted ride-share and food delivery drivers from a state labor law is unconstitutional, a California judge ruled on Friday, as it infringes on the legislature’s power to set workplace standards.
The ballot measure aimed to cement app-based food delivery and ride-hail drivers’ status as independent contractors, not employees.
Gig economy companies such as Uber, Lyft, Doordash and Instacart were pushing to keep drivers’ independent contractor status, albeit with additional benefits.
However, in a ruling, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch wrote that the measure, known as Proposition 22, was unconstitutional.
“It limits the power of a future legislature to define app-based drivers as workers subject to workers’ compensation law”, making the entire measure unenforceable, the judge wrote.
The measure was the culmination of years of legal and legislative wrangling over a business model that has given millions of people the convenience of ordering food or a ride with the push of a button.
“We will file an immediate appeal and are confident the Appellate Court will uphold Prop 22,” a group supporting the measure, the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Coalition, said in a statement.
Gig economy companies scored a decisive win in California in November, when voters of the Democratic-leaning state supported the company-sponsored Prop 22, overwriting a state law that would have made them employees.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/court-rules-california-gig-worker-initiative-is-unconstitutional/
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Tina Bellon in Austin, Texas; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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