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Atlanta Airport, Uber Battle Over Background Checks for Drivers

A battle over background checks for Uber drivers at the world’s busiest airport comes as cities like Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, consider more thorough screenings to prevent criminals from getting behind the wheel. Uber has objected to the Atlanta …

Uber Launches Service in Montpelier, Vermont

The ride-hailing service Uber is now operating in Montpelier, Vermont. The San Francisco-based company says riders requesting a car in Montpelier can be dropped off at points outside the city, including in Barre, Hyde Park, Waitsfield and Charlotte. Mayor John …

Uber, Lyft Will Begin Operations at Seattle Airport

Ridesharing services, like Uber and Lyft, will soon be allowed to pick up riders at Washington’s Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Seattlepi.com reported the Port of Seattle announced this week it would allow the companies to operate at the airport as part …

Ridesharing Gets Green Light in West Virginia

Companies like Uber and Lyft can soon start offering rides in West Virginia under a new law approved by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. The Democrat signed a bill Tuesday letting ridesharing companies operate in the state. The Republican-led Legislature passed …

Teamsters, Lyft Drivers Objecting to Class-Action Settlement

Five Lyft drivers and the Teamsters union will object to a proposed class action settlement, saying it would shortchange drivers by keeping them as independent contractors instead of employees, a union spokesman said on Tuesday. Lyft and larger rival Uber …

New Hampshire House Approves Bill Aimed at Regulating Uber

The New Hampshire House is giving initial approval to a bill that would regulate drivers of Uber and other ridesharing services in the state. Some taxi companies complain the service is not subject to the same strict regulations, and cities …

California Ridesharing Bills Stalled in Committee Where Chair Has Taxi Ties

Two California bills to ease regulation of Uber and other ridesharing companies have been bottled up for nearly a year in a committee chaired by a lawmaker whose brothers own a San Diego taxi company. But state Sen. Ben Hueso …

New Mexico Governor Signs Ridesharing Bill

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez arrived this week in her first Uber ride and signed a bill allowing ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft to operate in the state. The Republican governor said the measure ends the confusion over whether the …

California Bill Would Enable Independent Contractors to Unionize

A longshot proposal introduced this week would make California the first state to allow rideshare drivers and all other independent contractors to unionize. The legislation comes one week after the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued Seattle over the nation’s first …

New Mexico Governor Ready to Sign Ridesharing Bill

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is expected to sign a measure that would allow San Francisco-based ride-booking companies Uber and Lyft to operate in the state. Martinez is scheduled Wednesday to attend a signing ceremony in Albuquerque after arriving in …