CalMatters Uber lost its long-running attempt to overturn a California law that would require it to provide employment rights to its drivers and delivery workers. The ruling on Monday, June 10 by the 9th U.

Lawyers for Uber and Postmates argued that California's AB 5 unfairly holds the companies to a different standard than other app-based companies.

A federal appeals court in California ruled Uber’s challenge to a state law aimed at making transportation gig workers employees instead of independent contractors cannot go forward, handing a major defeat to the tech company as it attempts to control costs.

California rideshare drivers are employees, not contractors, according to a panel of 11 judges on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.  Their jurists overturned a previous appeal in which the courts had ruled in favor of Uber and other rideshare companies.

In a significant legal development, Uber faced a major setback as a federal appeals court in California delivered a ruling that could reshape the landscape of gig work in the state. This decision is a pivotal moment not just for Uber but for the entire gig economy,

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