Uber and Lyft say the battle over AB-5 is about preserving flexibility for part-time gig workers. The reality is their businesses have become dependent on full-time drivers and they can't afford to pay them like employees. (UBER, LYFT)

· Uber and Lyft are in the fight of their lives in California over drivers' employment status, and voters could end up deciding the issue this November.
· A court ruled that drivers are employees, not independent contractors, under the state's gig work law, AB-5, but the companies are pushing a ballot measure that would exempt...