"Uber and Lyft have launched a campaign to avoid government regulation in California", 29 October 2019

The Protect App-Based Drivers & Services campaign, funded by Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash, will file paperwork...to put a referendum on California’s 2020 ballots. The ballot measure will ask voters to give ride-hailing companies an exemption to AB 5...

...As part of the ballot initiative, ride-hailing companies promise to pay drivers at least 20 percent more than the minimum wage, plus 30 cents per mile to cover wear and tear on their vehicles. The companies would also pay drivers a small stipend to cover health care costs and to provide them with accident insurance. This is better than what drivers get now, but far less than what they would get as employees...