Uber and Postmates appeared unlikely to convince a federal judge to halt enforcement of a California employment law that they claim would upend their ride-hailing businesses.

At a hearing Friday, Theane Evangelis, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Los Angeles office, said that California legislators targeted her clients and other ride-hailing firms when they passed Assembly Bill 5, which reclassified certain independent contractors as employees. Backed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others, Evangelis, who also represents two drivers, sought a motion for preliminary injunction to halt the law, which became effective Jan. 1, as it pertained to her clients.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]