Update: Appeals Court Ruling Keeps Uber And Lyft From Suspending Operations

(Los Angeles, CA) — An appeals court has granted ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft the ability to continue classifying drivers as independent contractors after threats from both they would suspend operations. An earlier court ruling would have forced the companies to comply with California’s new employment law AB 5, which makes it more difficult for companies to classify workers as independent contractors and guarantees basic protections like minimum wage and overtime pay. The companies will be allowed to continue operating as they have in the past until the appeal makes its way through the courts. Uber and Lyft are hoping to appeal to voters in November with a ballot measure -Yes on 22- that would exempt both companies from having to comply with AB 5.