While gig workers are classified as independent contractors, state courts and workers are still debating whether that’s accurate, or if it leaves app-based drivers and delivery workers far too unprotected.
The classification seems unlikely to change anytime soon, with the California State Supreme Court ruling that the classification of gig workers as independent contractors under Proposition 22 was constitutional, affirming the status quo. Notably, the case was brought forward by a group of app-based drivers arguing that Prop 22 limited California’s ability to enact laws that would give them the right to organize and access the state’s workers’ compensation program.
