Gig Firms Ask California to Rescue Them From Court Ruling

Gig Firms Ask California to Rescue Them From Court Ruling
A man walks by the Los Angeles County Superior courthouse, Feb. 19, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. Valerie Macon/Getty Images
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Leading gig economy companies including Uber and Lyft are quietly lobbying California’s top Democrats to override or undermine a court ruling that could make many of their contract workers into employees.