High Court: Prop. 22 Doesn't Infringe on Lawmakers' Authority to Create Comp System

The California Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that voters did not infringe on the unlimited authority of state lawmakers to create a workers’ compensation system when they approved a ballot initiative that classified drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft as contractors who are generally not covered by the grand bargain. Though the California Constitution vests the Legislature with unlimited power to create a work comp system, it “does not preclude the electorate from exercising its initiative power to legislate on matters affecting workers’ compensation,” t...