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Uber Sues Drivers’ Insurer Alleging Its Claims Practices Have Fueled Tort Litigation

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 New York. Uber’s complaint cites 23 lawsuits that …

Uber Settles New York State Claims Related to Unemployment Benefits for Drivers

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 Thursday. The ride-sharing company agreed to begin …

Uber to Pay $290M, Lyft $38M to Settle New York Wage Theft Claims

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 said Uber will pay $290 million and …

INSHUR Partners with Uber on Insurance Products for On-Demand Livery Drivers in Arizona

On-demand insurance platform INSHUR launched its insurance offering for on-demand livery drivers in Arizona, its second state in the U.S. following New York. This comes after the company’s acquisition of American Business Insurance Services in April. The launch in Arizona …

Uber Raises Minimum Age for Most California Drivers to 25 over Insurance Costs

Uber raised the minimum age requirement for most of its new drivers in California to 25 on Thursday under rules the company said are necessary because of the rising costs of commercial auto insurance in the state. The new rule …

Lapsus$ Hacker Targeted Uber, Revolut, Grand Theft Auto Maker, London Jury Finds

A teenage member of the Lapsus$ hacking group was on Wednesday found by a London jury to have hacked Uber and fintech firm Revolut, and blackmailed the developers of best-selling videogame Grand Theft Auto. Arion Kurtaj, 18, embarked on a …

Opera Workers’ Ruling Offers Path for Uber, Lyft Drivers to Unionize

A US labor board ruling on Tuesday laid the groundwork for drivers from Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. and other gig workers to formally unionize – a still difficult but potentially transformative task. In a ruling concerning workers at …

Ex-Uber Security Chief Gets No Prison Time for Hack Coverup

Uber Technologies Inc.’s former security chief was spared from prison for concealing a massive data breach in 2016. Joe Sullivan’s sentencing to three years of probation Thursday followed his conviction by a jury last year of obstructing a government investigation …

New York’s Yellow Cab Drivers Can’t Sue City Over Uber, Lyft Impact on License Values

New York’s top state court on Thursday threw out claims by yellow cab operators that New York City diminished the value of their taxi licenses by failing to rein in app-based competitors like Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc. The …

Uber Drivers Are Not Interstate Workers Exempt From Arbitration, Court Rules

Uber Technologies Inc drivers are not exempt from a U.S. law requiring them to bring work-related legal disputes in private arbitration rather than joining class action lawsuits in court, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday. A panel of the …