The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge from Uber and its subsidiary Postmates regarding California's employment classification law, known as AB5. This decision effectively upholds a Ninth Circuit ruling that classifies drivers for ride-hailing and delivery services as employees rather than independent contractors. As a result, these drivers are entitled to minimum wages, overtime, and other benefits under the law. The Court's refusal to review the case marks a significant victory for advocates of the law, which aims to ensure greater protections for gig economy workers. The justices found that Uber and Postmates did not demonstrate that the 2020 California law unfairly targeted app-based transportation services while exempting other industries. This ruling reinforces California's efforts to regulate gig work and enhance worker rights in the state.
The Supreme Court rejected a challenge by Uber and other ride-hailing and delivery-service companies Tuesday to a California law classifying their drivers as employees rather than contractors, with the right to minimum wages, overtime and other benefits. https://t.co/48oVugXJKK
SCOTUS justices denied Uber's petition for review of a 9th Circuit ruling that said Uber and its subsidiary Postmates failed to show that a 2020 California gig work law singled out app-based transportation services while exempting other industries https://t.co/L2aSHWxnYW https://t.co/HHRQbwMDYy
Backers of California’s AB5 independent contractor law have scored a fresh victory after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Postmates/Uber case. https://t.co/q6LliyMJVb