Challenge: Uber Faced Existential Threat with Legislative Bill

California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) posed a legislative threat to Uber. By extending employee classification status to gig workers, all of Uber’s drivers would be classified as full-time employees.  If AB5  passed, Uber’s operating costs would increase by millions of dollars, and its driver community would have its flexibility curtailed. Uber and its drivers shared a common interest in defeating this legislation but lacked the platform to coordinate their efforts.