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Judge grants Uber and Lyft temporary stay in driver reclassification case
A California appeals court judge has granted Uber and Lyft’s emergency stay. This means the preliminary injunction that sought to force companies to reclassify their drivers as employees will not…
Human Capital: A timeline of Uber and Lyft’s fight against AB 5 and Pinterest’s fall from grace
Welcome back to Human Capital. This week, Uber and Lyft’s legal battle against a California law pertaining to independent contractors continued, and Pinterest employees reached their breaking point.
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Judge says Uber, Lyft preliminary injunction ruling to come in ‘a matter of days’
California Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman heard arguments from Uber and Lyft, as well as lawyers representing the people of California, regarding the request for a preliminary injunction that seeks to force Uber and Lyft to immediately reclassify their drivers as employees. Schulman did not make a ruling today but said we could all…
Judge rejects Uber and Postmates’ request for an injunction against California’s gig worker law
A U.S District court judge has rejected Uber’s and Postmates’ request for a preliminary injunction against a California bill mandating how independent contractors are classified. The request was made as…
How gig economy giants are trying to keep workers classified as independent contractors
Now that 2020 has started, Uber, DoorDash and Lyft are taking additional steps to undermine a new California law that would help more gig workers qualify as full-time employees. These…
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Will the future of work be ethical?
Will tomorrow’s leaders, despite good and ethical intentions, ultimately use their high-tech tools to exploit others ever more efficiently, or to find a better path forward?
Lyft revamps app to focus on multimodal transportation
Lyft is rolling out an update that makes it possible to access bikes, scooters, transit and car rentals within the app. Uber, however, did something similar more than one year…
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs gig worker bill AB-5 into law
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law gig worker protections bill AB-5. This comes shortly after AB-5 passed in the California State Assembly and Senate. “Today, we are disrupting…
Uber plans to keep defending independent contractor model for drivers
In light of gig worker protections bill AB-5 passing in the California State Senate last night, and amendments to AB-5 passing in the Assembly this morning, Uber has made it…
Gig worker bill, AB-5, passes California State Senate
Assembly Bill 5, the gig worker bill opposed by the likes of Uber, Lyft and DoorDash, has passed in the California State Senate. This comes shortly after California Governor Gavin…
Uber and Lyft are putting $60 million toward keeping drivers independent contractors
In light of gig worker protection legislation Assembly Bill 5 making its way through California’s legislature, Uber and Lyft are amping up their efforts to do whatever they can to…
Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wage of $21 per hour while on a trip
On the heels of a driver-led protest outside Uber’s San Francisco headquarters, where drivers showed their support for gig worker protections legislation (via Assembly Bill 5) and demanded a union,…
Uber and Lyft drivers are not letting up on the fight for AB-5 and a union
A number of Uber and Lyft drivers are protesting outside Uber’s San Francisco headquarters today to demand the passage of Assembly Bill 5 and the right to unionize. “What do…
Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers to launch a protest caravan across California
If you’re like me, chances are good you just distractedly clicked on this article while scrolling through your feed in, or while waiting for, a Lyft. Maybe, like me, you…
Uber and Lyft drivers demand better pay, workplace protections and driver-led unions
As Assembly Bill 5 makes its way through the California state legislature, Uber and Lyft drivers are voicing their demands for better pay, basic workplace protections and the right to…
