On-Demand Cleaning Service Workers Are Employees, U.S. Labor Board Says September 6, 2017 By Josh Eidelson The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against the digital on-demand platform Handy Technologies Inc., alleging that workers...
South Carolina Stripper Shot on Job to Get New Workers’ Comp Hearing April 24, 2017 By Meg Kinnard The quibbling continues over how much a South Carolina stripper should be compensated after being shot while on the job,...
Appeals Court Grants Uber Pro-Arbitration Ruling, Thwarting Drivers’ Class Action September 7, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt and Patricia Hurtado Uber Technologies Inc.’s arbitration agreements were largely ruled by an appeals court to be valid and enforceable in a blow...
NYC Drivers Group Sues Uber Over Independent Contractor Classification June 3, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner A group representing 5,000 Uber Technologies Inc drivers in New York City filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the ride-share...
Labor Unions Searching for Strategies to Join the Gig Economy May 24, 2016 By Dan Levine and Daniel Wiessner The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers trumpeted an agreement reached earlier this month to represent New York Uber...
Judge Rejects Uber’s Independent Contractors Claim in Sex Attacks Suit May 5, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt Uber Technologies Inc.’s denial of responsibility for sexual assaults by drivers failed to derail a lawsuit brought by two women...
Uber’s $100M Class Action Settlement Falls Short for Some Drivers April 28, 2016 By Dan Levine and Heather Somerville Uber’s proposed settlement of a high-profile class-action lawsuit last week has drawn opposition from some drivers and other concerned parties...
Uber Settlement Doesn’t Settle Gig Economy’s Independent Contractor vs. Employee Dispute April 22, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt Uber Technologies Inc. resolved the biggest threat to its business by settling with California drivers suing to be treated more...