Los Angeles Joins Lawsuit to Classify Ride-Hail Drivers as Employees

Protesters block an intersection near Uber's corporate headquarters in San Francisco, Calif., on May 8, 2019. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES (CNS)—The top attorneys for the state’s largest cities joined California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on May 5 to announce a lawsuit against Uber and Lyft, claiming the ride-hailing companies misclassified their drivers as independent contractors instead of employees.

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer joined Becerra, and the city attorneys of San Diego and San Francisco, in the lawsuit.