Uber and Lyft have pledged $30m each to fund a two ballot initiative in California to keep drivers as independent contractors. Assembly Bill 5, which is currently moving through the state's legislature, aims to add gig worker protection by making it more difficult to classify them as contractors. While the 2020 companies are fighting the bill, both are putting up money for a future initiative, which would let firms provide worker benefits and create wage commitments, while not classifying them as employees. Lyft and Uber have both committed to a driver minimum wage of $21 per hour for the campaign.
Uber and Lyft have pledged $30m each to fund a 2020 ballot initiative in California to keep drivers as independent contractors. Assembly Bill 5, which is currently moving through the state's legislature, aims to add gig worker protection by making it more difficult to classify them as contractors. While the two companies are fighting the bill, both are putting up money for a future initiative, which would let firms provide worker benefits and create wage commitments, while not classifying them as employees. Lyft and Uber have both committed to a driver minimum wage of $21 per hour for the campaign.