California high court rules gig workers can be treated as independent contractors - Washington Examiner

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California high court rules gig workers can be treated as independent contractors - Washington Examiner

(The Center Square) – The California Supreme Court ruled gig workers can continue to be treated as independent contractors, not employees, dealing a blow to the state legislature’s labor regulations.  The ruling upheld the constitutionality of Proposition 22, a 2020 ballot initiative that classified gig workers for companies such as Uber and Postmates as independent workers. A key issue was whether or not ballot initiatives could be used to enac…