UK Supreme Court rules that Uber should treat drivers as workers

Posted on 19/02/2021 by Engadget

The UK's Supreme Court has today upheld a judgment (.PDF) that says Uber drivers in the UK are entitled to the legal rights and protections afforded to workers. It is the latest in a series of cases where judges have found that, despite Uber’s cl...

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...

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...

California Uber drivers sue company over Prop 22 app notifications

Posted on 22/10/2020 by Engadget

It’s no secret Uber has been aggressively supporting Proposition 22, a California ballot initiative that would allow the company to skirt a state law requiring them to classify drivers as employees. Now, a group of the app’s drivers say the company’s...

Uber and Lyft had time to comply with the law. They did not.

Posted on 21/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Earlier this week, both Uber and Lyft threatened to shut down in California as a result of a ruling that would force them to reclassify their drivers as employees. Lyft even announced that it would stop operations starting this Friday. But in a few h...

Lyft will temporarily shut down in California if forced to reclassify drivers

Posted on 13/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Like Uber, Lyft says it may temporarily suspend service in California if it is required to classify drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. Lyft President Josh Zimmerman broke the news during an earnings call with investors yesterda...

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