California Court Rules In Favor of Independent Contractor Status

A California appeals court ruled yesterday that companies could still classify workers as independent contractors under the state's Proposition 22.

In 2021, a California judge ruled the proposition unconstitutional and unenforcible, arguing that "it infringed on the legislature's power to set standards at the workplace," according to CNBC. However, California lawmakers and a group representing these rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft appealed the decision, and the court ruled in their favor.