# Professor Arun Sundararajan is quoted in an article addressing California's plans to go to court to compel Uber and Lyft to reclassify their drivers as employees

1 Faculty News June 24, 2020 ![San Francisco Chronicle logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030853.jpg?itok=5J96iBF2)>

Excerpt from [SF Chronicle](https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/California-seeks-to-enforce-AB5-make-Uber-and-15363452.php) -- "[Arun Sundararajan](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan), an NYU business professor who studies the on-demand economy, agreed that ride prices would rise if drivers were employees. In addition, 'I think service availability is bound to suffer because this is a market that works very well,' he said. 'The extreme flexibility that Uber and Lyft provide workers now makes it much easier to cover the high-demand periods.'”

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