California has approved a bill that would force app - based companies , such as Uber and Lyft , to class ##ify workers as employees . The bill is expected to be signed off by Governor Gavin Newsom after it goes through the State Assembly . The bill will require companies that use sex workers as part of their regular business and companies that control how workers carry out their role to treat them as employees . Other US states , including New York , Washington and California , are expected to introduce similar legislation .
California has approved a bill that would force app-based companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to class contract workers as employees. The bill is expected to be signed off by Governor Gavin Newsom after it goes through the State Assembly. The bill will require companies that use gig workers as part of their regular business and companies that control how workers carry out their role to treat them as employees. Other US states, including New York, Washington and Oregon, are looking to introduce similar legislation.