3 Independent contractor or employee Are Uber and Lyft drivers employees or are they independent contractors After explaining why it matters how they are classified I will describe a 2018 ruling by the California Supreme Court that establishes the criteria that should be used to determine whether someone is an employee or independent contractor Finally I will apply these criteria to Uber and Lyft drivers to establish whether they are in fact employees or independent contractors according to the State of California Sources to Consult Buis Kyle September 7 2018 How A California Supreme Court Ruling Changed Independent Contractors CBS Sacramento https sacramento cbslocal com 2018 09 07 california supreme court independent contractors Kanu H 2019 May 14 Uber drivers are contractors Labor Board s top lawyer says Bloomberg Law https news bloomberglaw com daily labor report uber drivers are contractors not employees nlrb top lawyer Scheiber N 2019 May 15 Uber drivers are contractors agency finds New York Times p B4 L Retrieved from https link gale com libproxy csun edu apps doc A585425269 OVIC u csunorthridge sid OVIC xid b5477ec9 Steingart J 2018 April 30 California Supreme Court transforms test for who is an employee Bloomberg Law https news bloomberglaw com daily labor report calif supreme court transforms test for