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In the first legislative success for gig companies in their attempt to rewrite labor laws, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a bill that ensures new benefits for ride-hailing drivers in the state but does not classify them as employees.
While the new law has similarities to Proposition 22, a ballot proposal passed by California voters in 2020, Washington’s law has some key differences and went through the state legislature instead of an election. The bill, which was written with input from Uber Technologies…
