By AFP More by this AuthorA California court has given Uber and Lyft until the middle of next week to reclassify drivers as employees in compliance with a new state law. "The court has weighed in and agreed: Uber and Lyft need to put a stop to unlawful misclassification of their drivers while our litigation continues," Becerra said in a release. Uber has argued that most of its drivers want to remain independent even if they also are looking for benefits. The judge gave Uber and Lyft 10 days to comply with the order, which the companies can appeal. Uber argues that requiring drivers to be classified as employees would leave jobs only for a small fraction of its drivers and that costs would become more expensive.

Source: Daily Nation August 12, 2020 01:41 UTC