https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/11/california_law_gig_workers/

Analysis The California Senate has passed a new gig-economy law that will force app companies like Uber and Lyft to treat their workers as employees, rather than independent contractors.

The new law will come into effect on January 1, and is likely to have a significant impact on the app economy, including on bug bounty platforms who share may of the same characteristics as the ride-sharing and food-delivery businesses that provoked the law in the first place.