The US Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge by ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft regarding lawsuits brought by the state of California on behalf of gig worker drivers. These drivers had signed agreements to resolve...
Rude, aggressive, and disruptive passengers are weeded out because drivers rate their customers. Consistently low ratings or reports of unsafe behavior toward drivers can cause the deactivation of an account.5 Unlike yellow cab taxi drivers who work 12-hour shifts or black car drivers who are sche...
President Joe Biden’s administration recently enacted new standards on the classification of workers as independent contractors. Companies like Lyft and Uber say the rules wouldn’t impact how they classify their drivers, though some warn that it could depend on how the Labor Department decides ...
These risks, uncertainties and other factors relate to, among others: the outcome of a legal appeal in the UK regarding the classification of Drivers and a related tax case before the UK tax authority, developments in the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting imp...
Daniel Danker, head of Uber driver products, said he could not comment on the driver classification cases, but said Uber is constantly looking for ways to address drivers needs and in some markets gives drivers vacation pay. Uber rolled out a suite of benefits for drivers last week, which in...
California is just one front in a nationwide legal battle over the classification of gig drivers and other contract workers. Minnesota lawmakers passed a measure in May that would set a minimum wage of $1.28 per mile and 31 cents per minute for gig d...
U.K. law is unique in that it distinguishes between employees, who are entitled tostatutoryemployment rights such asseverance pay,and workers, whoare eligible forthe living wage and holiday pay, but not the full range...
5. Driver classification battles across the globe Last month a British tribunal ruled on the employee rights of Uber drivers in the country, and again sided with the drivers. The tribunal ruled that drivers are employees and not self-employed contractors, and therefore entitled to minimum wage an...
Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a Minimum wage of $21 per hour while on a trip The link below reports on a proposal from Uber, Lyft, and Doordash to create a new classification of California worker specific to...Read More » Uber Driver Cheats and Frauds – Gaming Uber Can...
Uber proposes $20M settlement of driver classification lawsuitCNET After a judge rejected an earlier offer, the ride-hailing company tries again. Its goal is to ensure drivers remain independent contractors, not employees.