Lyft will suspend service in California after ordered to classify drivers as employees
From https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/20/lyft-will-suspend-service-in-california-after-ordered-to-classify-drivers-as-employees.html
Lyft will suspend service in California after ordered to classify drivers as employees
PUBLISHED THU, AUG 20 2020 12:21 PM EDT
UPDATED 11 MIN AGO
Lauren Feiner
KEY POINTS
• Lyft will suspend service in California at 11:59 Pacific Time Thursday after a court granted a preliminary injunction last week requiring it to reclassify drivers as employees, the company said in a blog post.
• Top executives at Uber and Lyft warned last week they would likely have to suspend their ride-hailing services to comply with the court order, which would involve them restructuring their operations and re-hiring workers.
• Uber has not made a formal announcement yet about suspending service in California, but it is expected to do so.
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