California Court to Weigh Fate of Law Treating App-Based Drivers as Contractors May 21, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner California’s top state court on Tuesday will consider a labor union’s challenge to a ballot measure allowing app-based services such...
Massachusetts Top Court Debates Challenges to Gig Worker Ballot Measures May 7, 2024 By Nate Raymond Massachusetts’s highest court on Monday weighed whether ballot proposals that would redefine the relationship between app-based companies like Uber Technologies...
Uber to Pay $290M, Lyft $38M to Settle New York Wage Theft Claims November 2, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel Uber and Lyft will pay a combined $328 million to settle claims by New York’s attorney general that the ride-sharing...
Opera Workers’ Ruling Offers Path for Uber, Lyft Drivers to Unionize June 15, 2023 By Josh Eidelson A US labor board ruling on Tuesday laid the groundwork for drivers from Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. and...
New York’s Yellow Cab Drivers Can’t Sue City Over Uber, Lyft Impact on License Values April 28, 2023 New York’s top state court on Thursday threw out claims by yellow cab operators that New York City diminished the...
Lyft Investors Call for More Safety Protections for Drivers April 17, 2023 By Jackie Davalos A group of Lyft Inc. shareholders is calling on the company to establish stronger safety protections for drivers, change its...
Court Rules Uber, Lyft Can Classify Gig Workers as Contractors March 14, 2023 By Jackie Davalos Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc. and other gig economy companies scored a victory after a California appeals court upheld the...
74-year-old Florida Lyft Driver Went Missing, Then Was Found Dead; One Arrested February 9, 2023 A South Florida Lyft driver who went missing more than a week ago has died, his daughter confirmed Tuesday. Lindsay...
Lyft Reaches $25 Million Settlement of Claims it Hid Safety Problems Before IPO June 20, 2022 By Jody Godoy and Jonathan Stempel Lyft Inc has reached a $25 million settlement to resolve shareholder claims that the ride-hailing company concealed safety problems, including...
Massachusetts High Court Nixes Gig Worker Ballot Measure Sought by Uber, Lyft June 15, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Transportation and delivery network companies including Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart have been dealt a setback in Massachusetts as the...