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Lyft, Uber Threaten To Suspend Service In California After State Ruling

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Lyft and Uber are threatening to suspend service in California in response to a new state law that would reclassify drivers as employees. It's a playbook move from the ridesharing companies, but with ridership down due to the pandemic, is this tactic still effective?

Roben Farzad, host of Public Radio's Full Disclosure, shares the latest on the Golden State's ongoing legal tussles with the ridesharing app giants.

This segment aired on August 18, 2020.

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