Uber loses bid to overturn state’s gig worker law; California Supreme Court case up next

by Levi Sumagaysay, CalMatters June 11, 2024June 11, 2024

Protesters carry signs supporting AB 5 in front of the California state Capitol on Aug. 28, 2019. Ridesharing companies Lyft and Uber continue their efforts to overturn California's gig worker law, which reclassified gig workers as employees rather than independent contractors, making them eligible for better pay and benefits. (Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters)

UBER ON MONDAY lost its long-running attempt to overturn a California law that would require it to provide employment rights to its drivers and delivery workers.

The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could have major implications — depending what the state Supreme Court decides in a separate but related case.

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