Prop 22: What's Next?
Proposition 22 (Prop 22) was a ballot initiative in California that passed in November 2020. Prop 22 was supported by large gig companies, such as Uber, Lyft and DoorDash . Over $200 million was spent by these companies in support of the campaign, making it the nation’s costliest ballot initiative campaign. The passage of Prop 22 allowed the gig companies to be exempt from Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) and enabled the companies to classify their workers as independent contractors rather than employees. However, numerous criticisms and lawsuits followed after the passage of Prop 22. Most notably, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and a group of rideshare drivers filed a petition in January 2021 to overturn the proposition. SEIU claimed that the proposition was unconstitutional. The opposition continued to build up in the following months and on August 20, Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch ruled that Prop 22 is unconstitutional and unenforceable. The ruling is a ...