Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Prevail in California Gig-Worker Ruling July 25, 2024 By Natalie Lung Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. can keep classifying California drivers as independent contractors, after the state’s top court said...
Uber Picks Once-Rival Aurora to Launch Driverless Truck Offering in Texas June 25, 2024 By Rachel Phua and Natalie Lung Nearly a decade after it began working on self-driving vehicles, Uber Technologies Inc. plans to haul freight fully autonomously for...
California Governor Wants to Curb a Labor Law That Cost Businesses $10B June 13, 2024 By Josh Eidelson and Andrew Oxford For two decades, a California law has helped workers sue the world’s biggest companies. Drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. won...
Uber Loses Challenge to California Gig Work Law in Appeals Court June 11, 2024 By Mike Scarcella A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by Uber and subsidiary Postmates to revive a challenge to a...
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 Boosts Safety Features Aimed at Women Passengers April 15, 2024 Uber Technologies said on Wednesday that it is boosting its safety features for passengers around the world, as it looks...
Uber Sues Drivers’ Insurer Alleging Its Claims Practices Have Fueled Tort Litigation February 20, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Uber Technologies last Friday sued its drivers’ auto insurer for defense and indemnification regarding multiple lawsuits that are seeking to...
Uber Settles New York State Claims Related to Unemployment Benefits for Drivers November 3, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel Uber Technologies has reached a settlement with the New York State Department of Labor to help ensure that eligible drivers...
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...