California Supreme Court Upholds Core of Proposition 22

9th Circuit: California’s Differential Treatment of App-Based Transportation and Delivery Companies Survives Rational Basis Review

Issue Commentary: Uber and Postmates Win Skirmish in California War Over Independent Contractor Status

California Appellate Court Reinstates Most of Proposition 22

KY High Court Adopts New “Economic Realities” Test for Determining Employee Status

California Supreme Court Says Dynamex Should be Applied Retroactively

In Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc., 2021 Cal. LEXIS 1 (Jan. 14, 2021), the Supreme Court of California held its earlier Dynamex decision [Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior...

Opinion Mondays: California Voters Tell Elected Officials to Leave Their Ride-Sharing Alone

While many politicians and pundits are still trying to digest what did, or didn’t happened in the national election races, at least one state-level electoral preference was made abundantly clear....

California Governor Signs “Gig Worker” Bill into Law

Yesterday (September 18, 2019), California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 5—the much talked about “gig worker” law that strikes at the heart of the business model for...

Seattle Delivery Service Hit With $1 Million in Workers’ Comp Premiums, Penalties and Interest

Two weeks ago I wrote about Amazon’s new “last-mile” delivery service. In that post, I pointed out that Amazon had carefully crafted the business model to assure that the delivery...

Amazon’s New “Last-Mile” Delivery Service: Who “Employs” that Driver-Deliverer at Your Door?

Commentary: Is the Workers’ Compensation World Ready for Amazon’s New Package Delivery Business Model? The Answer Might Surprise You! As I drove to a meeting in downtown Durham a few...

SC Court Signals That Uber Business Model Probably OK in the Palmetto State

E-businesses like Uber and Lyft, which utilize smartphone or tablet apps to connect passengers and drivers with vehicles for hire are beginning to carve out a niche within the economy....

Proposed Alaska Legislation Would Clarify That Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Not Entitled to Comp Benefits

As I mentioned in an earlier post, juries in two civil actions pending before a federal court sitting in California will be allowed to determine if Uber and Lyft have...