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.