A California appeals court has sided with a lower court and is saying Uber and Lyft must classify their drivers as employees, as opposed to independent contractors. The court found that the rideshare companies were likely violating state labor law.

A law designed to protect rideshare passengers and prevent them from getting into the wrong car is on its last leg of approval. It will take effect once it is published in the New Jersey state register.

According to the new law, rideshare vehicles like Uber and Lyft have to have a lit or reflecting sign on the front or back of the vehicle with the company name. There should also be a bar or QR code that passengers can scan to verify the identity of the vehicle and placards on the driver and passenger side windows identifying the driver.

In California, a lower court ruled that rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft would need to make their drivers employees. With this new classification, workers would receive minimum wage as well as benefits like paid sick leave and health insurance.

Rideshare companies like Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and DoorDash are heavily marketing their views on a California state employment law. Since Assembly Bill 5 was passed, rideshare companies have been advocating for Prop 22, which reduces the effects of Assembly Bill 5.

There are political mailers that are supposed to contain progressive views for voters. It includes an endorsement for Prop 22, which is Uber and Lyft’s response for Assembly Bill 5. Prop 22 will keep workers for Uber and Lyft as independent contractors as opposed to employees, but there’s a question of who made and sent these mailers.