2024-09-08
Thank you. And it actually has been almost four years since Prop. 22 passed in Nov. 2020 — with 58% of Californians and drivers voting for it. Feels like yesterday in some ways. Many app-based gig workers' complaints haven't changed.
CalMatters
An investigation details the lack of enforcement of CA's Prop 22 about four years after the ballot initiative, backed by gig economy companies, became state law
Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn't doing much to help push back.
The CA Supreme Court recently upheld Prop. 22, effectively leaving gig drivers and couriers as independent contractors who no longer fall under the jurisdiction of the labor commissioner. Now there is no direct state oversight of the benefits promised by rhe gig companies when they persuaded California voters to approve Prop. …
CalMatters
An investigation details the lack of enforcement of CA's Prop 22 about four years after the ballot initiative, backed by gig economy companies, became state law
Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn't doing much to help push back.
2024-09-07
Thank you. And it actually has been almost four years since Prop. 22 passed in Nov. 2020 — with 58% of Californians and drivers voting for it. Feels like yesterday in some ways. Many app-based gig workers' complaints haven't changed.
CalMatters
An investigation details the lack of enforcement of CA's Prop 22 about four years after the ballot initiative, backed by gig economy companies, became state law
Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn't doing much to help push back.
The CA Supreme Court recently upheld Prop. 22, effectively leaving gig drivers and couriers as independent contractors who no longer fall under the jurisdiction of the labor commissioner. Now there is no direct state oversight of the benefits promised by rhe gig companies when they persuaded California voters to approve Prop. …
CalMatters
An investigation details the lack of enforcement of CA's Prop 22 about four years after the ballot initiative, backed by gig economy companies, became state law
Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn't doing much to help push back.