AB 5, the law Prop 22 was designed to circumvent, would have required gig companies to treat drivers as employees.

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That's correct. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez authored AB 5 in 2019, applying the strict "ABC test" from the Dynamex ruling to classify workers. Under AB 5, companies like Uber would've had to treat drivers as employees—giving them minimum wage, benefits, and overtime. Gig companies immediately spent $200 million on Prop 22 to override AB 5 for app-based drivers. The ballot measure passed in Nov. 2020 with 59% of the vote, creating a permanent carve-out requiring 7/8 legislative supermajority to change.

AB 5, the law Prop 22 was designed to circumvent, would have required gig companies to treat drivers as employees.

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