Uber, Lyft Will Not Suspend Service In California After Court Gives Them More Time
An appeals court has given the ride-hailing companies more time to fight a judge's order that they reclassify their drivers as employees to comply with state law.
Uber and Lyft spent the past week threatening to shut down their ride-hailing services in California at the stroke of midnight on Thursday.
But the companies got a last-minute reprieve from complying with a judge's order to classify their drivers as employees, instead of independent contractors, as required by a state labor law.
On Thursday afternoon, an appeals court said the companies can keep operating with their drivers as independent contractors while they fight
