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Uber, Lyft may be forced to make drivers employees under new California court order – Source CNET Tech

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Uber drivers also protested in front of the company headquarters in May. 


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Uber and Lyft may be forced to reclassify their drivers as employees in California in coming weeks. The state’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Wednesday that he’s filing a preliminary injunction against the two companies, accelerating an already heated battle between California and the ride-hailing services.

The injunction comes after Becerra and the city attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco sued Uber and Lyft last month. They say the companies are violating a state law called AB 5 by…

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