A California judge has granted the state's request for a preliminary injunction to prevent Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc from registering their drivers as self-employed workers instead of employees. The judgment of Judge Ethan Schulman of the San Francisco Superior Court is a defeat for the taxi companies as they defend themselves against a May 5 lawsuit by State Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the cities of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. 

According to Reuters will Uber and Lyft have been accused of violating a new state law that requires companies to classify employees as employees if they determined how employees did their jobs, or if the work was part of their normal business operations.

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In the court's decision accusing the companies of `` prolonged and brutal refusal '' to comply with state law, Schulman said the plaintiffs showed with `` overwhelming probability '' that they were illegally employing Uber and Lyft-classified drivers. stated.

"This is a resounding victory for thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers who are working hard - and, in this pandemic, at risk every day - to provide for their families," Mike Feuer, Los Angeles attorney, said in a statement. .

Schulman has delayed the execution of his order by 10 days to allow appeal, which Lyft said it will do. According to a Lyft spokesperson, drivers don't want to be employees. Lyft in a statement. 

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