Court Rejects Argument That Prop. 22 Usurps Authority to Create Comp Laws

A successful ballot initiative pushed by ride-hailing firms that exempted their drivers from a new law that would have classified them as employees did not intrude on the Legislature’s authority to create a workers’ compensation system, according to a majority of justices on the California 1st District Court of Appeal. However, the way Proposition 22 defined amendments so as to limit the ability of lawmakers to enact legislation modifying its provisions violates separation of powers principles, California’s 1st District Court of Appeals said in Monday’s decision. The c...