Prop 22 news and trends

CA’s Prop 22 Could Cost Unionized Grocery Delivery Drivers Their Jobs
Delivery // January 05, 2021

The country’s second largest grocery store chain is eliminating its unionized delivery drivers in California just two months after passage of the Proposition 22 ballot question. Prop 22 allowed major companies to not classify thousands of independent gig workers as employees in exchange for minimum...

Today In Payments: Trump Signs Stimulus Bill; Square Said To Mull Buy of Jay-Z’s TIDAL...
News // December 28, 2020

In today’s top news, President Trump signed the pandemic relief bill Congress passed last week, and Square CEO Jack Dorsey is reportedly interested in buying Jay-Z’s TIDAL music app. Plus, Grubhub drivers in California are angry over a policy change that has reportedly reduced the...

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California Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Gig Worker Law

May 21, 2024
On Tuesday (May 21), the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging a ballot measure known as Proposition 22. The measure, which was approved by nearly 60% of voters in California in November 2020, allows app-based services such as Uber and Lyft to classify drivers in the state as independent contractors rather than as employees with more benefits, […]