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Uber Boosts Safety Features Aimed at Women Passengers
Apr 15 2024 // Uber Technologies said on Wednesday that it is boosting its safety features for passengers around the world, as it looks to minimize risk and ensure security for women at night. The features allow passengers during a ride...
Uber Pays Australian Taxi Drivers $178 Million in Settlement
Mar 18 2024 // Uber agreed to pay A$271.8 million ($178 million) to compensate thousands of taxi drivers in Australia who claimed they lost income when the ride-share company entered the local market. Uber Technologies Inc. settled the...
Uber Sues Drivers’ Insurer Alleging Its Claims Practices Have Fueled Tort Litigation
Feb 20 2024 // Uber Technologies last Friday sued its drivers’ auto insurer for defense and indemnification regarding multiple lawsuits that are seeking to hold Uber vicariously liable for accidents involving some of its drivers in...
Uber Settles New York State Claims Related to Unemployment Benefits for Drivers
Nov 3 2023 // Uber Technologies has reached a settlement with the New York State Department of Labor to help ensure that eligible drivers and couriers can obtain unemployment benefits, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on...
Uber to Pay $290M, Lyft $38M to Settle New York Wage Theft Claims
Nov 2 2023 // Uber and Lyft will pay a combined $328 million to settle claims by New York’s attorney general that the ride-sharing companies systematically cheated drivers out of pay and benefits. Attorney General Letitia James...
Uber Driver Must Face Injury Claim for Picking Up Passenger 2 Feet From Curb
Oct 19 2023 // Uber and one of its New York drivers who failed to pull within a foot of the curb when picking up a passenger must face a negligence lawsuit after all. A lower court had dismissed the negligence suit against Uber and the...
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