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Prop 22’s potential effects on rideshare and taxi drivers
If passed, Proposition 22 would reclassify app-based drivers with companies like Uber, Lyft, Doordash, and Instacart as independent contractors. Rideshare drivers discuss whether they are for or against the measure.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 27m ListenIf passed, Proposition 22 would reclassify app-based drivers with companies like Uber, Lyft, Doordash, and Instacart as independent contractors. Rideshare drivers discuss whether they are for or against the measure.
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3 storiesElection 2020: How Prop 22 would affect rideshare and other app-based drivers
What would Proposition 22 do?
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