New age taxi firms Uber and Lyft have entered into a fight to the death with Californian regulators over how they classify their drivers. Just a few days ago, the state ruled that the companies must recognize its drivers as employees and pay them benefits. But Uber and Lyft will do anything to avoid that, including shutting down business in the Golden State altogether. Following Monday’s ruling, Uber and Lyft showed no signs of yielding and vowed to fight the order that was put on hold for 10 days. Due to go into effect on August 20, TechCrunch reports the…

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