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Uber sued over resistance to California 'gig' employment law

By Jonathan Stempel

Sep 13 2019 12:52PM

Despite law not yet being enacted.

Uber sued over resistance to California 'gig' employment law

A driver for Uber has sued the company for misclassifying its drivers as independent contractors, hours after California legislators voted to help thousands of those workers become, and enjoy the benefits of being, employees. The proposed class action filed on Wednesday night by Uber driver ...

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