Blow to Uber as top Massachusetts court blocks ballot question
by Reuters from US news | The Guardian on (#60BX9)
Justices reject planned ballot measure, citing proposal limiting companies' liability for accidents
Massachusetts' top court on Tuesday blocked an effort to ask voters whether app-based ride-share and delivery drivers should be treated as independent contractors rather than employees, in a setback for companies such as Uber and Lyft.
The unanimous decision by the Massachusetts supreme judicial court marked a victory for labor activists who sued and argued the ballot measure proposal contained loopholes that would create a sub-minimum wage for drivers for the companies.
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