Uber, Lyft win delay on converting drivers to employees

By Joel Rosenblatt | Bloomberg
Uber Technologies and Lyft were spared from having to rapidly convert their California drivers to employees after a state appeals court agreed they can keep their business models in place while challenging a judge’s order to comply with a state labor law.
The decision Thursday is a big reprieve for the ride-hailing companies, whose leaders said they might need to temporarily shut down in their home state if forced on short notice to provide drivers with costl