October 15, 2021
By: Steven G. Churchwell
“On August 20, a trial court in Alameda County invalidated Proposition 22—a statutory voter initiative that classified many app-based drivers as independent contractors—citing three grounds. (Castellanos v. State of Cal., RG21088725. This op-ed will discuss why the court’s first ground—a supposed conflict with the Legislature’s plenary authority in the state constitution to create a system of workers’ compensation—appears to violate at least three basic rules of constitutional interpretation.”
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