Drivers sue to have Calif. law thrown out

Ride-hail and delivery drivers are suing to invalidate the California ballot measure approved in November that declared them independent contractors, the latest volley in the state’s yearslong struggle over whether gig workers are employees.

The Service Employees International Union and a group of drivers for Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc., Doordash Inc. and Instacart Inc. filed a petition Tuesday in the California Supreme Court, according to spokesperson, claiming that Proposition 22, the measure the gig companies spent $200 million to place on the ballot and get approved by voters, violates the state’s constitution.

The measure designates appbased drivers as contractors under state law — rather than employees entitled to protections like sick pay and worker’s compensation —- though it provides for some alternative benefits.