Uber lost a legal challenge to California's gig work law in a US appeals court. Massachusetts's top court approved a ballot initiative to determine if Uber and Lyft drivers should be classified as independent contractors. The initiative will allow voters to decide on the employment status of gig drivers for app-based companies.
Significant news out of MA on gig worker classification: https://t.co/OrsgzmeMpN
The MA SJC has just greenlit ballot petitions to be placed in front of voters this fall on whether app-based drivers should retain their independent contractor status and not be deemed as employees. https://t.co/DHXXeY98np
Potential Mass. ballot question about app-based driver classification moves forward | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/XUIwaadznd
The state’s highest court on Thursday cleared the way for a ballot initiative that will allow voters to weigh in on the employment classification of gig drivers for Uber, Lyft, and other app-based companies. https://t.co/sES8IBP6us
Massachusetts's top court cleared the way for voters in the state to decide whether drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft should be classified as independent contractors who would be entitled to some new benefits but would not legally be employees https://t.co/p37NaCMXSm https://t.co/fyPsJsIAo0
NEW: A Massachusetts initiative to deem Uber and Lyft drivers independent contractors may appear on the 2024 ballot, the state Supreme Judicial Court said. https://t.co/0rAxQU2hBz
Uber loses challenge to California gig work law in US appeals court https://t.co/dIDnOT2lGU https://t.co/wiC3chQKBS