Latest Sharing Economy Headlines
All the headlines from our Sharing Economy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Alabama Metro Mayors Paving the Way for Uber in Their Cities
Jun 16 2015 // Mayors in several major Alabama cities are working to clear roadblocks to bring ride-hailing company Uber and others like it to their areas. “If it can work in Nashville, if it can work in Charlotte, then it can work...
DelDOT Announces Approval for Rideshare Firm Uber to Operate in Delaware
Jun 15 2015 // The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles has announced an agreement between state officials and Uber officially allowing the smartphone-powered private car service to operate in the state under new regulations. Over the...
Nevada Regulators Want to Fast-track Drafting of Uber rules
Jun 15 2015 // Nevada transportation regulators say they’ll seek to fast-track regulations for ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. Members of the Nevada Transportation Authority voted 2-1 on Thursday to petition Gov. Brian...
Nevada Governor Signs Bills Authorizing Ridesharing Companies
Jun 15 2015 // Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed two bills to regulate ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft in Nevada. Sandoval gave final approval to Assembly Bill 175 and Assembly Bill 176 at the end of May, just as cab drivers in Las...
First Major California Insurer to Offer Ridesharing Endorsement
Jun 15 2015 // Farmers became the first large California insurer to start offering a ridesharing insurance product in late-May. In an announcement made at the Los Angeles office of California Department of Insurance, California Insurance...
Plan to Limit Vacation Rentals Held off in San Francisco for Now
Jun 11 2015 // San Francisco supervisors tabled further attempts to regulate home-shares this week, despite calls from some members to vote on a plan to limit short-term vacation rentals to 60 days a year. The vote by the Board of...
Judge Denies Uber Arbitration in Dispute with Drivers
Jun 10 2015 // Uber lost a bid to force arbitration in a lawsuit brought by its drivers, as a U.S. judge ruled the smartphone-based taxi service’s 2013 and 2014 employment contracts dealing with arbitration from were...
South Carolina Lawmakers to Debate Uber Bill in Special Session
Jun 8 2015 // Debate on a bill allowing Uber to continue operating in South Carolina will extend into the Legislature’s special session. The House refused June 5 by a vote of 81-23 to accept the Senate’s changes to the bill....
Mississippi City Considers Easing Regulations for Taxicab Companies
Jun 5 2015 // The Jackson, Miss., City Council is looking at reducing the number of vehicles required to operate a taxicab company in the city from eight to four or fewer. The council took no action on the proposal this week, opting to...
Nevada Governor Signs Bills Authorizing Ridesharing Companies
Jun 1 2015 // Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed two bills to regulate ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft in Nevada. Sandoval gave final approval to AB175 and AB176 on Friday, the same day that cab drivers in Las Vegas staged a...
‘On-Tap,’ Temporary Employees Challenging Workers’ Comp: Hartwig
Jun 1 2015 // The workers’ compensation industry must contend with a fast-growing on-demand economy where jobs are filled via apps and more employees are temporary contractors. “Technology is changing how we think about...
Uber, Cab Companies Go to Battle Against New Mexico Regulations
May 29 2015 // The company that operates the ridesharing service Uber wants the New Mexico Supreme Court to overturn new state rules governing transportation network companies. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that Uber is joining a...
Uber Discloses Expanded Customer Data Tracking
May 28 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc.’s new privacy policy released Thursday is shorter, easier to read and more expansive than before. The car booking company now more clearly tells its customers it can pretty much track...
Uber and Lyft Fight Proposed NYC Rules – and Each Other
May 28 2015 // Uber and Lyft are among the tech companies pushing back at proposed rules by New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission to regulate car service apps. Uber says the rules break federal law because taxi commissions...
First Major California Insurer to Offer Ridesharing Endorsement
May 27 2015 // Farmers will become the first large California insurer to start offering a ridesharing insurance product on Thursday. In an announcement made at the Los Angeles office of California Department of Insurance today,...
Nevada Assembly Oks Bill To Regulate Ridesharing
May 26 2015 // A hard-fought bill to regulate ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft got the green light from Nevada lawmakers in the wee hours of Saturday morning, after weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations, several public...
Uber Facing Another Setback As Texas Passes on Ridesharing Law
May 21 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc.’s attempt to replace a patchwork of local rules in Texas with a state law regulating its car-booking business is headed for defeat because lawmakers have yet to act on a key measure with only...
New Mexico AG Says Uber, Lyft Drivers Need Drug Testing
May 18 2015 // Drivers of ridesharing services Lyft and Uber in New Mexico should face strict drug testing requirements like taxi drivers and keep detailed records of such tests, the state Attorney General Hector Balderas told regulators...
How On-Demand Economy Is Changing Workers’ Compensation
May 15 2015 // The workers’ compensation industry must contend with a fast-growing on-demand economy where jobs are filled via apps and more employees are temporary contractors. “Technology is changing how we think about...
More Vetting for Uber Bill After Rocky Trip Through Nevada Senate
May 14 2015 // Nevada Assembly members aired their concerns this week about a bill that would regulate ride-hailing companies such as Uber, a day after the measure finished its rocky trip through the Senate with an 18-1 vote. The...
