§ 7470.15. — 7470.15. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 335, Sec. 1.)

California § 7470.15.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code BPC: Business and Professions Code - BPC
• Div. 3.: DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY
• Ch. 10.7.: CHAPTER 10.7. Transportation Network Company Drivers Labor Relations Act

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(a)
A TNC that was not a covered TNC when a sectoral agreement took effect but whose rideshare volume in a later quarter brings it within the 95-percent threshold identified in Section 7470.5 shall become a covered TNC, and therefore bound by all terms of the sectoral agreement immediately, unless exempted pursuant to subdivision (c).
(b)
A TNC that becomes a covered TNC pursuant to this section shall remain a covered TNC for the remaining term of the sectoral agreement.
(c)
(1)
If a TNC that would otherwise become a covered TNC under subdivision (a) obtains a preliminary injunction, final court order, or other legal or regulatory order that exempts
such covered TNC from any provision of the sectoral agreement, that TNC shall not be bound by the enjoined provision, pending final resolution of the litigation, or the resolution of emergency negotiations as provided in this section, whichever is earlier. All other provisions of the agreement shall continue to apply to all covered TNCs.
(2)
Within three business days of receiving notice of such injunction or order, the board shall convene the certified driver bargaining organization and all covered TNCs for emergency negotiations aimed solely at revising the provision or provisions deemed unlawful as applied to the objecting TNC. Emergency negotiations under this subdivision shall neither reopen nor impair any agreement terms not directly related to the provision or provisions held unlawful.
(3)
Any agreement reached under this subdivision must be approved by covered TNCs that
include at least 80 percent of the industry measured by rideshare volume on the most recent quarterly report filed with the board and that include at least the two largest covered TNCs, unless the 80-percent requirement is itself adjudged unlawful as to any covered TNC, in which case the revised provision shall require the unanimous agreement of all covered TNCs.
(4)
Any agreement resulting from emergency negotiations must be reviewed and approved or disapproved by the board, in accordance with the requirements of Section 7470.17, within 14 calendar days after the end of emergency negotiations.
(5)
If emergency negotiations do not produce an agreement approved by the necessary parties for submission to the board within 30 days, either the certified driver bargaining organization or any nonobjecting TNC may rescind the sectoral agreement by notifying the board within 10 days of the
expiration of the 30-day period. Upon rescission of the sectoral agreement, the certified driver bargaining organization and all covered TNCs shall have a duty to bargain in good faith for a new sectoral agreement pursuant to Section 7470.10. If neither the certified driver bargaining organization nor any nonobjecting TNC rescinds the sectoral agreement, the sectoral agreement shall remain in effect except for any provision or provisions deemed unlawful as applied to the objecting TNC.
(6)
If a sectoral agreement is rescinded pursuant to paragraph (5), the certified driver bargaining organization and any covered TNC or group of covered TNCs may enter into an agreement consistent with Section 7470.13 that shall be effective until a new sectoral agreement is approved. That agreement shall be submitted to the board for approval or disapproval pursuant to Section 7470.17 but, upon approval by the board, such an agreement shall only be effective as
to the TNCs that have approved the agreement.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 335, Sec. 1. (AB 1340) Effective January 1, 2026.