https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjwj4w/california-passed-a-bill-that-will-make-delivering-food-for-a-startup-drastically-better

California just passed a landmark labor bill that would drastically improve working conditions for gig economy workers. Although the spotlight has focused on what the law would mean for the ride-share giants Lyft and Uber—workers on delivery apps like GrubHub, DoorDash, Instacart, and Postmates would also receive radical changes to the rights and protections they receive at work.

The legislation, known as AB5, passed the California’s senate with a 29-11 vote on Tuesday evening, and is expected to receive final approval from governor Gavin Newsom in the coming days. Unless delivery apps receive an exemption, it would force them to reclassify their workers as employees instead of independent contractors—giving them basic labor protections like a minimum wage, health care, paid time off, and overtime pay. DoorDash has pledged to spend $30 million on a ballot initiative in 2020 in an attempt to exempt their workers from the bill. The law would go into effect on January 1, 2020.