2020 California Proposition 22

Proposition 22 was a ballot initiative in California that became law after the November 2020 state election, passing with 59% of the vote and granting app-based transportation and delivery companies an exception to Assembly Bill 5 by classifying their drivers as "independent contractors", rather than "employees". The law exempts employers from providing the full suite of mandated employee benefits while instead giving drivers new protections:

• 120 percent of the local minimum wage for each hour a driver spends driving, but not for time spent waiting
• $0.30/mile for expenses for each mile driven with passenger or en route
• health insurance stipend for drivers who average more than 15 hours per week driving
• requiring the companies to pay medical costs and some lost income for drivers hurt while driving or waiting
• prohibiting workplace discrimination and requiring that companies develop sexual harassment policies, conduct criminal background checks, and mandate safety training for drivers.