Uber isn't prepared to play along with the California legislation, which could force its drivers to become employees
The California legislature passed a major workers' rights bill Wednesday, which will require employers to classify workers as employees instead of contractors if they pass certain requirements. But as one of the most high-profile companies to be affected by the new rule, Uber isn't prepared to play along.
West emphasized in his statement that Uber “continue[s] to believe drivers are properly classified as independent,” and noted that the new regulations, which California Governoris expected to sign into law, will “not automatically reclassify any ride-share drivers from independent contractors to employees.” Uber has long railed against the idea of considering its drivers as employees,that doing so “would fundamentally change what Uber and ridesharing is.
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