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by larsiny
1014 days ago
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"The three companies, now also joined by Instacart and Postmates, funded a ballot initiative, Proposition 22, to exempt both ridesharing and delivery companies from the AB 5 requirements, while also giving drivers some new protections, including minimum wage and per-mile expense reimbursement. Proposition 22 passed in November 2020 with 59% of the vote.[8][9]" From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Assembly_Bill_5_(20... So the law has an exemption for the exact workers it was targeting. |
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The post says, paraphrasing: "Sometimes technical people say 'No' and politicians are forced to accept the reality of that refusal"
That didn't happen here. The policy was not proven impossible or implausible, the politicians involved weren't forced to reckon with unforeseen realities; the gig economy companies simply used a different political tactic to get their desired outcome. The effort was never abandoned, even if the targets of the effort ultimately found a way to circumvent the policy makers via a ballot initiative.