California sues Uber, Lyft over misclassifying drivers as contractors instead of employees

California and three of its largest cities on Tuesday sued Uber Technologies and Lyft, accusing them of classifying their drivers improperly as independent contractors instead of employees, evading workplace protections and withholding worker benefits.The suit, joined by Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego, was brought under a new state law intended to protect workers in the so-called gig economy. It argued the companies’ misclassification harms workers, law-abiding businesses, taxpayers,…

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