# In a live interview, Professor Arun Sundararajan discusses new legislation that aims to classify sharing economy workers as employees in California

1 Faculty News September 10, 2019 ![CNBC logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_027305.jpg?itok=Ipx0jiaQ)>

Excerpt from [CNBC Closing Bell](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/09/10/nyu-professory-not-all-uber-lyft-drivers-will-welcome-ca-legislation.html) -- "I'm sure there will be a subset of workers who will like the benefits and the full-time employment status... There are millions of Uber and Lyft drivers who are doing this as transition work to supplement other income so I think if you think that this will be universally welcomed by workers, that's.. dead-on wrong. In particular, the workers who will no longer be able to drive for Uber and Lyft are certainly not going to welcome it."

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