Prop. 22 is ruled unconstitutional, a major blow to California gig economy law

latimes.com ^ | MARGOT ROOSEVELT, SUHAUNA HUSSAIN

[BenLurkin]

Is not to "infringe" on the power of the Legislature, the very purpose of the Ballot Proposition process?

[CatOwner]

Californians have wasted so much money, time, and energy on ballot propositions that the courts eventually throw out well after they have been approved by the voters.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Someone tell me why California has ballot propositions at all? Don't the people know that the courts make all the rules, not ordinary citizens.

[davisdoug]

Yup...these are liberal luddites...must support the unions...no matter how incompetent or inefficient...progress and choice be damned

[davisdoug]

Plus.....https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Alameda-County-judge-reprimanded-for-treatment-of-15651523.php

[Still Thinking]

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch ruled that parts of Proposition 22 are unconstitutional because they infringe on the power of the Legislature to include app-based drivers under the state’s workers’ compensation law.

Wait, what? So this agenda-driven tool found a penumbra in the Kali Constipation that says there's no such thing as independent contractors???

[Mark]

infringe on the power of the Legislature

If these liberals exercised that power,I wonder if that would help bring about a Gov Elder?

[marktwain]

Is not to "infringe" on the power of the Legislature, the very purpose of the Ballot Proposition process?

Yes. So I thought.

[LastDayz]

Is this gig or fig? I’m so confused.

[dragnet2]

Prop 187...Where after winning big, they burned the ballots and declared the election of the people, illegal.

[Chode]

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Corrupt judges doing favors in exchange for public employee union campaign contributions. Standard Operating Procedure in California. The corruption runs deep. SEIU about owns the politicians in California.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

I have mixed feelings about this. The gig economy really does violate the law, and the only way they got away with it was because they got enough venture capital funding that they could flood the market before the city and state governments knew what was happening.

Similar to how Amazon got away with murder by declaring itself a "poor widdle internet company" that shouldn't be expected to collect sales tax.

YouTube is littered with videos of how hard it is to make a living, or even make a profit, being an Uber/Lyft driver. The turnover is very high.

In the short run this might be bad for the consumer or the little guy trying to make a few bucks on the side, but in the long run if this makes even more people mad at Democrats then it will be a cloud with a silver lining.

[j.havenfarm]

Wow. The California Constitution says that the People, collectively, are the sovereign. The Legislature derives it’s power from the People. The portions of the constitution providing for referendum explicitly state that it is the People’s exercise of their sovereign power. Plainly wrongly decided. This will not stand

[Persevero]

We have also voted against homosexual redefinition of marriage and against welfare for illegal aliens. In both instances we were told our votes were unconstitutional.

It’s a total farce.

[Persevero]

Cab driver here and mixed feelings as well.

I am an independent contractor. I support independent contracting.

However there is nothing remotely resembling an even playing field between cabs and rideshare so called. A hundred percent unfair.

Also I am a conservative not a libertarian and I believe some regulation of an industry that utilizes public infrastructure to this extent and has a strong public trust where they pick up tourists, non English speaking, high, drunks, crazy, frail elderly etc needs some scrutiny.

[aquila48]

Excellent point!

What a moronic ruling by a county judge. I’m sure this will be appealed.

[Schatze]

The SEIU is evil. On the ladder of evil, it’s one rung above ISIS.

[mad_as_he$$]

Exactly. Since Prop 13 the ballot initiative industry has become a force all of it’s own in Kalifornia.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

In CA. these ballot initiatives ARE the only damn way to to slap these damn Marxists up side the head!! I a, telling EVERYONE here that election fraud has been going on in CA. for decades, illegals ARE VOTING in droves!!!