prop 22

The 2020 election wasn’t just about Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Ballot initiatives across the country had real-world consequences for millions of people. NBCLX storyteller Eric Rodriguez breaks down some big moves in weed, the minimum wage and gig worker benefits.

Uber and Lyft scored a major win in California when voters passed a ballot measure to exempt them from classifying their drivers as employees. California Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez drafted the labor law that Prop 22 now partially repeals. She joined LX News to discuss how Prop 22 can affect independent workers nationwide, and potentially strip some of their key protections...

Uber and Lyft together have spent nearly $100 million on the ballot initiative to overturn the state law that would compel them to classify drivers as employees. That may sound like a lot, but the two ride-hailing companies would each face more than $392 million in annual payroll taxes and workers’ compensation costs even if they drastically cut the number...