California PUC rules that Uber, Lyft drivers are employees

The California Public Utilities Commission in an order announced this week ruled that ride-hailing drivers with Uber and Lyft are employees under last year’s Assembly Bill 5, which categorized many independent contractors in California as employees. This is the latest development, but far from the last word, on whether companies should classify workers as employees or independent contractors. In its ruling, announced Wednesday, the commission said that drivers for “Transportation Network Companies,”…