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>"If the appeal doesn’t work out for Uber, it will be banking on voters to determine its fate. Khosrowshahi said if that’s the case, the service would likely sh
by bogomipz 6y ago
>"If the appeal doesn’t work out for Uber, it will be banking on voters to determine its fate. Khosrowshahi said if that’s the case, the service would likely shut down in California until November, when voters in the state decide on Proposition 22, ..."
I'm curious has the current situation with Covid-19 affected the likelihood of this passing? Would't the fact that CAREs Act allowed gig worker to collect unemployment assistance have swayed public opinion on upside of being designated a full time employee and the ability to collect unemployment when things go south?
For all the talk by the companies behind Prop 22 about a "third way", why wasn't the this third classification made a ballot initiative instead of simply saying they should be classified as a an independent contractor? Does it not seem odd to believe in a "third way" but have your legislation call for classification using one of the existing two?[1]
[1] https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_22,_App-Based_Drivers_as_Contractors_and_Labor_Policies_Initiative_(2020) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_22,_App-Based...