This May, the state’s Assembly passed a bill that would extend the ruling in certain respects and limit it in others. Over all, millions of workers in the state could be affected by the legislation, including construction workers, janitors, house cleaners, cable installers, truckers and delivery drivers. Legislators working with Uber and Lyft could attach an exemption for drivers or write separate legislation to do so. Despite the S.E.I.U.’s insistence that it supports the bill and full employment status for drivers, the union appears willing to continue negotiating with Uber and Lyft. The Trump Labor Department issued a similar verdict, through a so-called “opinion letter,” a few weeks earlier.

Source: International New York Times June 29, 2019 22:41 UTC