About this episode
California Proposition 22 was a big win for tech companies. Its passage allows a handful of corporations — like Uber and Lyft — to create a new "gig" contractor category for their workers that doesn’t have to include employee protections and benefits, like unemployment insurance and workers compensation. Now, those same companies that won in California want to expand beyond the state. Read the transcript: https://bit.ly/3eSSCCw Guest: Sam Harnett , Silicon Valley reporter for KQED Listen to our special series 'How We Got Here' with Sam here. And sign up for our newsletter here ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices