Early election results in California, Colorado, Florida, and Maine suggested that Nov. 3 ballot measures related to independent contractors, paid family and medical leave, and higher minimum wages were approved.
Results could take up to several weeks to certify.
California App-Based Worker Status
California’s ballot measure (Proposition 22) to allow smartphone application-based delivery and ride-share drivers to be classified as independent contractors appears to have been approved by about 58% of voters, the secretary of state’s website said.
The measure would allow app-based delivery drivers and ride-share drivers to be exempt from a state law that classifies them ...