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The ruling marks another victory for the state's Democratic leaders, who have pressed the ride-hailing companies to reclassify their drivers as employees.
Attorney Mark Selinger does not advertise himself as a cryptocurrency expert. His job was to apply 75 years of regulations to a brand-new token and blockchain platform.
A judge has granted the state's request for a preliminary injunction forcing the ride-hailing companies to stop classifying their drivers as independent contractors.
"I've stopped using the words 'going back to normal' because I don't think we're going back to whatever it was before," said Heather Federman, the vice president of privacy and policy for BigID.