Welcome back to Human Capital and congratulations on making it through one of the toughest weeks of the longest year.
Now that the Associated Press has called the election in favor of Joe Biden, it should be good news for DEI practitioners, who have expressed some concern that they would be out of work if Trump were allowed to continue on his path of destruction. .
Meanwhile, in California, Uber and Lyft approved the electoral measure supported by the workers, Prop 22. We will see what all this means and the implications going forward.
Human Capital is a weekly newsletter that arrives in subscribers' inboxes every Friday at 1:00 PM PT. Sign up here to receive it. Gig workers will continue to be independent contractors in CA.As you all have already seen, Proposition 22, Proposition 22, backed by Uber and Lyft, was passed in California .
The current tally is 58.4% in favor of Prop 22 and 41.6% in the opposition. Below you can see how most of the Northern California counties along the coast have led the opposition.
This means gig workers will continue to be classified as independent contractors in the state. Essentially, too, these concert companies are exempt from the AB-5, the giants bill that came into effect earlier this year. Finally, it means that we can expect these concert companies, which spent $ 205 million on the election measure, to seek similar legislation in other states.
"To get Prop 22 approved, the concert companies - which have yet to make a profit - spent the historic $ 205 million on their campaign, effectively creating a political model for the future undemocratic corporate law process," said Meredith. Whittaker, co-founder of the AI Now Institute and Veena Dubal, professor of law at the University of California, Hastings, he wrote .
On Uber's earnings call this week, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company would "louder support laws like Prop 22" in the US and around the world.
Meanwhile, the working groups are already planning their next steps forward. Partnerships for Working Families, for example, is considering lobbying the Biden Administration's Department of Labor to improve federal worker classification laws. according to Cal Matters . Other options involve legal action for matters relating to the worker's pay requirements or most needed to amend Proposition 22.
Below are the statements made in the last two days by interested parties.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to drivers: "With this vote, your drivers and delivery clerks will get what so many of you have asked for: access to benefits and protections, while maintaining the flexibility and independence you want and deserve.
The future of self-employment is safer because so many drivers like you have spoken and made your voice heard and voters across the state have listened. "
Anthony Foxx, Lyft Chief Policy Officer: "California voters have spoken and sided with more than a million drivers who have clearly stated that they want independence plus perks. Proposition 22 is now the first law in the nation that calls for health, disability and earnings benefits for giant workers. Lyft is ready to work with all stakeholders, including drivers, unions and policy makers, to build a stronger safety net for gig workers in the United States. "
DoorDash CEO Tony Xu: Passing Prop 22 is a big win for Dashers, merchants, customers, and communities. Californians have sided with drivers, recognizing the importance of flexible working and the critical need to extend new benefits and protections to drivers like Dashers
Gig Workers on the rise: "Billionaire corporations just hijacked California's voting system by spending millions to mislead voters. The victory of Prop 22, the most expensive electoral measure in US history, is a loss to our democracy that could open the door to further attempts by companies to write their own laws. "
Gig Workers Collective: "Our organization has always been non-traditional as we are not classified as employees and we do not have the legal protections to organize or unionize, but we have nevertheless found a way to build worker power and fight back. We are disappointed with tonight's result, especially as the success of this campaign is based on lies and incitement to fear. Companies shouldn't be able to buy elections. But we are still dedicated to our cause and ready to continue our battle. "
DEI professionals are hoping for a Biden administration
Bo Young Lee, Uber's Chief Diversity Officer he said on Twitter that for many DEI professionals, "the election results will have an impact on how we do our work and may even have an impact if we have a long-term job."
Now that Biden is the alleged president, the change in administration will likely mean a change in the executive order that bans types of diversity training for federal contractors.
Late last month, three civil rights groups filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration's execution order. The lawsuit came after Microsoft revealed that the U.S. Department of Labor's Federal Office of Contract Compliance Programs contacted the company about its racial justice and diversity commitments made in June.
Shine app founder talks about mental health for blacks and people of color
In this week's episode of Mixtape, we spoke to the founder of the mental health app Shine Marah Lidey. We talked about the psychological and physiological manifestations of racism, the negative effects of 2020 and how the black death is not new but is finally gaining global attention.
"Nothing necessarily new is happening with black people dying on the streets," Lidey said. "[Black people] Everybody knows. But when all your friends and colleagues become aware in this brand new way and they want to understand and they want to share and they want to ask you questions and you're watching this show nationally and you're bombarded with globally, right, I mean, that's in our DNA . Our cells were in the cells of those people who were enslaved. "
You can check the file full conversation here .
