In light of the passing of Proposition 22 in California, both Uber and Lyft have petitioned the California Court of Appeals for the First Appellate District to reconsider its decision upholding an injunction requiring the ride-hailing companies to classify their drivers as employees. Specifically, the ride share companies have asserted that the California voter approval …
While the results of the Presidential election have yet to be confirmed, it is clear that California voters approved Proposition 22, which carves gig economy companies like Lyft and Uber out of A.B. 5. A.B. 5 codified a 2018 California Supreme Court decision known as Dynamex , which imposed the so-called ABC Test in most …
By now, you should be well aware of the battles between Uber/Lyft and the State of California regarding the classification of the drivers working for these ride-hailing companies. The battle centers on the State’s desire to have those working for Uber/Lyft to be considered employees, and Uber/Lyft’s desire to have them classified as independent contractors. …
Attempts to circumvent insurance policy virus exclusions are being repeatedly rejected by the Courts. Recently, a Fresno based European Wax Center was forced to lay off 30 employees as a result of the state-mandated closures. The salon made business interruption claims against its insurer, Sentinel Insurance Company, which were denied since the salon could not …
You may have noticed a recent onslaught of television and radio ads regarding Proposition 22, which will appear on California ballots in the upcoming November election. Proposition 22’s stated goal is to exempt ride-sharing and food-delivery companies from the Assembly Bill 5 gig worker law that was passed in September 2019, meaning Uber and Lyft …
Gregory Stone obtained an outright dismissal for a corporate entity and an individual defendant prosecuted for allegedly leasing retail space to a nonconforming marijuana dispensary. All charges dropped with no consequences to Stone|Dean’s clients.
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Two days after the cancellation of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season due to the coronavirus pandemic, 22 teams filed lawsuits against insurance companies over rejections of business interruption claims. The insurers claim that business interruption coverage due to a virus outbreak has been excluded from standard policies, such as these, for quite some time …
“No!” This is the simple answer to whether businesses should force employees to sign COVID-19 liability waivers before returning to the workplace. Months after our national economy ground to a halt, some parts of the country are returning to work. Some employers have attempted to insulate themselves from tort liability for COVID-19 related infections by …