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New: Massachusetts becomes the second state to sue Uber and Lyft, arguing that drivers are employees under state law, not independent contractors. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/technology/massachusetts-sues-uber-lyft.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/1...

Massachusetts Sues Uber and Lyft Over the Status of Drivers

A lawsuit by the state’s attorney general adds to pressure on the companies to consider their drivers full employees.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/technology/massachusetts-sues-uber-lyft.html

California, which has a similar labor law on the books, sued Uber and Lyft in May. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/technology/california-uber-lyft-lawsuit.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/0...

California Sues Uber and Lyft, Claiming Workers Are Misclassified

The ride-hailing companies are accused of defying a new state law that says gig workers should be treated as employees.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/technology/california-uber-lyft-lawsuit.html

Both states cite the pandemic as one of the reasons they took action now. The coronavirus shows that drivers don’t have a social safety net: no paid sick leave, no traditional access to unemployment, etc. I wrote about this gap in March. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/technology/gig-economy-pandemic.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/1...

Pandemic Erodes Gig Economy Work

Gig companies promoted their flexible hours as an economic lifeline for workers. In the coronavirus outbreak, it has been anything but.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/technology/gig-economy-pandemic.html

In CA, Uber and Lyft sponsored Prop 22 to overturn the state’s new labor law. It seems like the new challenge in Massachusetts was not expected. Company responses:

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