California just passed a landmark law to regulate Uber and Lyft [View all]

Source: Vox.com

California just disrupted the gig economy.

Senate lawmakers passed a controversial bill, known as AB 5, on Tuesday evening, after months of uproar from businesses and gig companies like Uber and Lyft. The bill will require businesses to hire workers as employees, not independent contractors, with some exceptions. That will give hundreds of thousands of California workers basic labor rights for the first time.

And despite an aggressive lobbying campaign, Uber and Lyft are not exempt.

Senators voted 29-11 in favor of AB 5, and on Wednesday the state assembly approved their amendments to the bill. Now it heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom for his signature. He has signaled that he will sign it.

“This is a victory to savor,” tweetedNicole Moore, an Uber driver and organizer with Rideshare Drivers United.



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