Uber CEO threatens shutdown in California over new driver ruling
Uber seeks delay for appeals process after court rules it must reclassify drivers as employees
12 August 2020 - 19:35
San Francisco — Uber Technologies CEO Dara Khosrowshahi threatened to temporarily shut down service in California if it loses a drawn-out fight over a state law seeking to reclassify contractors as employees.
Before then, Uber will continue a lengthy political and legal battle it has been waging since before the law was enacted in 2020. The company said it will appeal a court ruling on Monday saying it must reclassify drivers as employees, and then it will ask voters in November to overturn the law...
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