United States of America: Appeal ruling in Lawsuit regarding Worker qualification in Proposition 22 (Castellanos v California)

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Appeal ruling in Lawsuit regarding Worker qualification in Proposition 22 (Castellanos v California)

On 13 March 2023, the First Appellate District of the Court of Appeal of the State of California issued a ruling concerning the appeal of an injunction that determined Proposition 22 to be unconstitutional. Proposition 22 provided for an exception to California Assembly Bill No.5, which laid out a three-step process to determine a worker's status as either an independent contractor or an employee. Proposition 22 specified that "app-based drivers" were independent contractors rather than employees. The Court of Appeal mostly reversed the decision of the trial court, therefore leaving Proposition 22 intact, except for two subsections which would would have restricted the judiciary and legislative's interpretative and legislative powers in respect to issues such as collective bargaining of app-based drivers.

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Scope

Policy Area
Labour law
Policy Instrument
Worker classification or protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2021-08-20
under investigation

On 20 August 2021, the Alameda County Superior Court in California issued a ruling concerning the l…

2023-03-13
in force

On 13 March 2023, the First Appellate District of the Court of Appeal of the State of California is…

2024-07-25
in force

On 25 July 2024, the Supreme Court of California issued a ruling upholding the constitutionality of…

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