People v. Uber Technologies, Inc.

California Supreme Court

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Petition Stage

California Supreme Court denies petitions for review, leaving in place injunctions requiring Uber and Lyft to reclassify their drivers as employees despite the recent passage of Proposition 22, which deems them independent contractors

February 10, 2021

The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus letter opposing this outcome, and filed multiple amicus briefs in these cases.

U.S. Chamber files amicus letter urging California Supreme Court to vacate worker reclassification injunction in light of Proposition 22, exempting app-based delivery drivers from A.B. 5

January 12, 2021

Click here to view the Chamber’s amicus letter. Jeremy B. Rosen, Felix Shafir, and Steven Fleischman of Horvitz & Levy LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.

The U.S. Chamber previously filed three amicus letters at earlier stages of this case.

Case Documents

Opinion -- People v. Lyft; People v. Uber (California Court of Appeal).pdf

U.S. Chamber Amicus Letter -- People v. Uber Technologies, Inc. (California Supreme Court).pdf