Uber (& Lyft) run extensive background checks at the state and federal level and are regulated to do so at the city, county, state level depending on the city.

Uber (& Lyft) run extensive background checks at the state and federal level and are regulated to do so at the city, county, state level depending on the city. It's actually already a pretty expensive process and overall the company eats the cost for all of it (as one should expect). For the number of drivers who are 40+ hours, thats <15% of the driving population and so if this kind of law sticks it definitely greatly impacts who will be able to work for Uber and for Uber to still make money off that. Overall it's a mess, AB5 is a poorly written law :/