Lydia Olson et al v. Xavier Becerra et al

  1. July 19, 2021

    Uber, Postmates AB 5 Suit Gets Nixed By Calif. Judge

    California escaped claims by Uber, Postmates and two drivers for those companies that its worker classification test is unconstitutional after a federal judge agreed to toss the suit on the grounds that the law represents a legitimate state interest.

  2. June 28, 2021

    Calif., Uber, Postmates Ask Court To Rule In AB 5 Suit

    A California federal judge should finally rule on whether a Golden State worker classification test is legal, Uber, Postmates, drivers and the state urged in a filing, saying more than four months have passed since the court said it would make a decision.

  3. February 08, 2021

    Worker Classification Test Isn't Unconstitutional, Calif. Says

    The state of California has doubled down on its bid for a federal judge to squash Uber's and Postmates' challenge to its worker classification law, saying the Silicon Valley companies can't justify their argument that the legislation is unconstitutional.

  4. January 20, 2021

    Uber And Postmates Fight Calif.'s Bid To Nix AB 5 Challenge

    Uber, Postmates and drivers for the app companies have urged a California federal judge to uphold their challenge to the state's Assembly bills 5 and 2257, arguing that their latest complaint successfully shows that the two worker classification laws improperly deprive gig workers of their rights.

  5. December 21, 2020

    Calif. Moves To End Uber's AB 5 Challenge For Good

    California has asked a federal judge to permanently toss Uber's challenge to Assembly Bill 5, arguing that a retooled lawsuit over the state's landmark worker classification law still doesn't pass legal muster.

  6. September 18, 2020

    Calif. Beats Uber, Postmates' Constitutional Fight Over AB 5

    Uber, Postmates and gig-economy workers can't prove they were unconstitutionally targeted by a new California law that raised the bar for workers to be legally classified as independent contractors, a federal judge said Friday, finding there wasn't any animus or favoritism behind the law's enactment.

  7. May 08, 2020

    Uber, Postmates Ask 9th Circ. For AB 5 Injunction

    Uber and Postmates asked the Ninth Circuit Thursday for an injunction barring the state of California from enforcing a law that heightens the standard for legally classifying Golden State workers as independent contractors, saying gig economy businesses would be thrown into chaos if forced to comply.

  8. April 27, 2020

    Uber, Postmates Say Calif. Can't Escape AB 5 Challenge

    Uber, Postmates and gig-economy workers have asked a California federal judge to keep alive their suit alleging a state law that raises the bar for Golden State workers to be legally classified as independent contractors is unconstitutional, saying lawmakers sought to upend the gig economy by irrationally targeting app-based companies. 

  9. February 14, 2020

    Calif. Seeks To Nix Uber, Postmates' AB 5 Challenge For Good

    The state of California urged a federal judge to toss Uber and Postmates' suit challenging a new law making it harder for workers to be classified as independent contractors, arguing the case should be dismissed for the same reasons the judge rejected the companies' efforts to pause the litigation.

  10. February 10, 2020

    Uber, Postmates Fail To Block California Contractor Law

    A California federal judge on Monday rejected a bid by Uber and Postmates to halt enforcement of a new law that makes it harder for workers to be classified as independent contractors, saying the state's need to police misclassification outweighs any harm to the companies.