All hail the California court that put the brakes on Uber and co – The Guardian

Last Monday, the superior court of California handed down a landmark judgment that looks like taking the wind out of the sails of at least some parts of the gig economy. The case was brought by the attorney general of the state of California, together with the city attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, on the basis that the ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft have misclassified their drivers as independent contractors rather than employees in violation of a Californian law that…

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