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California appeals court reverses most of ruling deeming Prop. 22 invalid

Rideshare driver Jorge Vargas raises his No on 22 "sign in support as app based gig workers held a driving demonstration with 60-70 vehicles blocking Spring Street in front of Los Angeles City Hall urging voters to vote no on Proposition 22, a November ballot measure that would classify app-based drivers as independent contractors and not employees or...

A California appeals court reversed most of a ruling invalidating Proposition 22, the state's 2020 voter-approved gig economy law allowing giant ride-hailing and delivery companies to classify their workers as independent contractors rather than employees.

The 1st District Court of Appeal determinedfinding that central provisions of the law conflicted with the state Constitution, rendering the law unenforceable, and tossing it out in its entirety.

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