The agreement calls for about $1.7 million to paid to drivers and earmarks about $2.9 million in PAGA penalties for California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency, with the rest of the settlement sum going toward attorney fees and administration costs. The amount each driver gets depends ...
(6) any award or judgment shall be subject to all limitations and releases set forth in these Official Rules and be limited to actual out of pocket damages, and shall not, in any event, include any punitive, exemplary, consequential or incidental damages, attorney’s fees or costs of ...
9.1. Company will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Uber, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns against all claims, damages, losses and expenses (including reasonable outside attorney fees) with respect to any third-party claim arising ou...
First of all, it is important to understand the system of insurance for Uber rides. The Uber driver must have his own personal auto insurance policy in order to drive for the company. However, Uber provides all its drivers with a policy that varies depending on the status of the driver. ...
the board called for an internal inquiry, which became known as the "Holder Investigation" (it was led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder). The investigation resulted in 47 recommendations intended to improve the culture and work environment, and according to Uber, the firing of more...
since it would curtail attorneys’ fees. But theTimes report, along with plaintiffs’ attorneys who havespoken outagainst the proposal, have argued it is more likely a strategy to reduce the number of lawsuits and legal claims Uber is facing over driver misconduct. (Multiple casesinvolve sexu...
attorney general said.May 22, 2023, 10:13 AM An inside look at Uber's new feature for the next generation of riders Ride-sharing company Uber has expanded its service to include ride options for teenagers.May 10, 2023, 8:39 PM Uber to launch flight booking feature on app in UK ...
“If there’s any driver that you want to switch over to EVs, it’s an Uber driver because Uber drivers also drive around 5 times the miles of a regular driver as well. So it’s a very targeted segment that we’re going after and we’re hoping that kind of governments can help us...
(not to mention its home, and the site of its first ride).11In 2019, the California Senate passed Assembly Bill 5, a rule that would've required Uber, Lyft, and other ridesharing companies to treat workers as employees rather than independent contractors.12Uber's top attorney said in ...
Supporters of AB-5, including California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, both of whom are Democrats, have criticized Uber and Lyft for denying workers the right to employment benefits, accusing them of using the independent contractor status ...