Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Put $90 Million to Possible Ballot War
- Ballot proposal would counteract proposed California rule
- Deal offers drivers some perks, keeps contractor status
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Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc., and DoorDash Inc. are putting $90 million behind a ballot measure strategy to ensure they don’t have to reclassify their California workers as employees.
Ride-hailing and food-delivery companies that rely on contractors who aren’t guaranteed employment protections like overtime and unionization have been scrambling to address the threat posed by a state legislative proposal that would make it much harder to claim their workers aren’t employees.