Gig economy drivers in California sue to overturn Prop 22

Posted on 12/01/2021 by Engadget

Despite passing with a wide 58 to 42 percent margin in November, California’s Proposition 22, which sought to keep gig-economy workers in the state classified as independent contractors, hasn’t become any less controversial. In a filing with the stat...

Amazon opens a rewards program for Flex delivery drivers

Posted on 09/11/2020 by Engadget

Amazon has started a rewards program for Flex drivers. Depending on how much work they carry out for Amazon, they may be able to take advantage of a preferred scheduling feature. That could make it easier for them to get work and perhaps persuade the...

California votes to strip employee protections from Uber and Lyft drivers

Posted on 04/11/2020 by Engadget

Uber and other ride-hailing and delivery companies in California have prevailed in a $220 million dollar gambit to keep workers as independent contractors. Proposition 22, a side ballot to overturn a California law that made drivers full employees, p...

Appeals court backs ruling that Uber, Lyft should treat drivers as employees

Posted on 23/10/2020 by Engadget

Uber and Lyft lost in court in Thursday, as the First Appellate District court in San Francisco affirmed a preliminary injunction placed against the companies last month. That ruling said there’s “overwhelming likelihood” the two companies are miscla...

Amazon foils plot using phones in trees to get more deliveries

Posted on 05/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Amazon appears to have stopped a strange plot that used phones in trees to game delivery route assignments. Contract drivers talking to Bloomberg said that they’re now getting more routes even when they’re miles away from the Whole Foods locations th...

DoorDash adds on-demand grocery delivery to its app

Posted on 20/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Since the pandemic began, DoorDash has been steadily expanding its on-demand delivery portfolio. Today, the company announced that it’s adding on-demand grocery delivery to its app. More than 10,000 items will be available for delivery in under an ho...

Uber CEO says his company can’t hire all of its drivers in California

Posted on 19/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Whatever the outcome of its ongoing legal spat with the state of California, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi doesn’t believe his company can employ all the people who drive for the platform in California, at least not without a fundamental rethinking of i...

Uber warns of temporary California shut down if it has to reclassify drivers

Posted on 12/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The drama between Uber and California continues. Today, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told MSNBC that, if Uber is forced to classify its drivers as employees, Uber will temporarily suspend service in California. This could happen in a matter of days, an...

Uber wants the government’s help to establish a gig workers ‘benefits’ fund

Posted on 10/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Uber has been under fire for the last few years about how it classifies its drivers. At least a few states believe those drivers should be treated as full employees, with the benefits that come along with it. Uber, on the other hand, continues to arg...

Massachusetts sues Uber and Lyft for identifying drivers as contractors

Posted on 14/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Following similar efforts in California over how ride-hailing drivers are classified, Massachusetts is suing Uber and Lyft for treating their drivers as independent contractors. State Attorney General Maura Healey contends that the ride-hailing compa...

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