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California Ruling Could Change The Game For 'Gig Workers' And Employers
ResumeA California Supreme Court ruling earlier this week could impact how the "gig economy" operates in the state and beyond. The ruling makes it harder for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft, food delivery services or other players in the gig economy to classify workers as independent contractors. And it's likely prompting a lot of a employers to question whether they need to reclassify their contractors as employees.
Here & Now's Mina Kim gets reaction to the ruling now from Saba Waheed, research director at the University of California, Los Angeles Labor Center (@UCLALabor).
This segment aired on May 3, 2018.