A judge has rejected the request from Uber and Postmates to put a stop to a new California law that would place new restrictions on gig economy workers.
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Postmates is an online delivery platform that connects customers with local couriers who can deliver anything from any store or restaurant. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2011 by Sam Street, Sean Plaice, and Bastian Lehmann. Postmates provides merchants the ability to join the platform as partners, which provides them with the benefit of greater exposure through the application, while Postmates benefits from increased order volume. As of December 2018, Postmates is available in 550 cities throughout the United States with one international presence in Mexico City and has over 25,000 merchant partners, contributing to 3 million monthly deliveries.
A judge has rejected the request from Uber and Postmates to put a stop to a new California law that would place new restrictions on gig economy workers.
A statement from Uber reiterated the company's commitment to continuing to challenge the case in court.
Uber and Postmates filed suit against a California law giving benefits to some contract workers. Congressman Ro Khanna says the bill allows them to unionize.
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