Are gig workers employees or freelance contractors? California lawmakers last year passed legislation that reclassified gig workers as employees. Voters should reject the measure, known as Prop 22. And Prop 22 is designed to exempt a few industry players from a statute that those same companies have improperly ignored since it was put in place. It’s a decision that is essential for these companies’ bottom lines, especially given that the industry continues to lose billions annually anyway.

Source: New York Times October 13, 2020 00:00 UTC