Rideshare union rights, social media limits and other state laws taking effect Jan. 1
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Here at NPR, we like to ring in the new year by looking at new state laws taking effect on Jan. 1.
This year, states are enacting a slew of laws focused on wages, social media rules, restrictions on gender-affirming care, AI regulation and much more.
Here is a sampling of some of those changes, as reported by public media journalists across the country.
California rideshare drivers can unionize
Under a new law, California's 800,000 rideshare drivers have the right to unionize starting on Jan. 1. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom brokered the deal between organized labor and major rideshare companies, including Uber and Lyft.
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The rideshare giants supported the expansion of collective bargaining rights to their drivers in exchange for lawmakers agreeing to slash the companies' insurance costs for underinsured drivers.
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