Uber, Lyft, Other Gig Firms Worried About U.S. Push to Reclassify Workers as Employees April 30, 2021 By Tina Bellon Under growing threat by a new U.S. administration insistent on reclassifying ride-hail and food delivery workers as employees with full...
Insurers Warn that Drivers May Not Understand Limits of ‘Automated’ Car Technology April 21, 2021 By Nick Carey, Paul Lienert and Tina Bellon LONDON – Britain’s goal to be a leader in adopting self-driving cars could backfire unless automakers and government regulators spell...
Insight: Tesla Drives on Autopilot Through Regulatory Limbo April 21, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin, David Shepardson and Tina Bellon The fatal crash of a Tesla with no one apparently behind the wheel has cast a new light on the...
Judge Lets Massachusetts Claims Over Uber, Lyft Driver Classification Proceed March 26, 2021 By Tina Bellon A Massachusetts judge on Thursday denied a bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the state’s attorney general challenging Uber’s and...
Insurance Safety Institute Finds Adaptive Cruise Control Raises Fatal Crash Risk March 12, 2021 By Tina Bellon Adaptive cruise control systems on cars, which control braking and speed, raise the risk of traffic crashes because the technology...
Uber Appealing $59M Fine in California Over Sex Assault Data Request January 14, 2021 By Tina Bellon Uber Technologies Inc. on Wednesday appealed a $59 million fine by a California regulator in a dispute over whether the...
Different Federal, State Rules Confuse Employers Seeking COVID Vaccine for Workers December 22, 2020 By Tina Bellon U.S. companies and industry groups trying to move their workers to the front of the line for a COVID-19 vaccine...
Uber Asks States to Prioritize Delivery, Rideshare Drivers for COVID Vaccine December 10, 2020 By Tina Bellon Uber Technologies Inc. on Thursday sent letters to the governors of all U.S. states, asking for its ride-hail and food...
States Grapple With Determining Who’s Essential, Who’s Not for COVID Vaccine December 9, 2020 By Tina Bellon and Richa Naidu Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their U.S. workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are...
U.S. Employers Have Right to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine. But Will They? December 3, 2020 By Tina Bellon Private U.S. companies have the right under the law to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but are unlikely...