Uber and other companies, including smaller rival Lyft Inc and food delivery companies, oppose the law, saying their workers cherished the flexibility that comes with on-demand work. Uber, Lyft and Doordash have earmarked $90 million for a planned November 2020 ballot initiative that would exempt them from the California law. Khosrowshahi in his Monday letter called on the federal government and state governors to update labor laws, establishing what he called a "third way" that would grant gig economy workers more protections and benefits without classifying them employees.