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Uber and Lyft Get Court Reprieve, Will Continue Service in California

August 20, 2020

BERKELEY — An appeals court has allowed ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft to continue treating their drivers as independent contractors in California while an appeal works its way through the court. Both companies had threatened to shut down if a ruling wen...

Photo of Uber and Lyft drivers during a demonstration

Walters: An Official Crusade Against Proposition 22

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

August 13, 2020

Reasonable people can disagree whether the business model of Uber, Lyft and other transportation services is a model of flexible part-time work or cruelly exploits non-employee workers. Their drivers, often ...

Uber Buys Postmates, UPS Delivery Game in $2.65 Billion Deal

AP News

July 6, 2020

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Uber has widened its reach in the fiercely competitive delivery market by acquiring Postmates in a $2.65 billion all-stock deal, the company said Monday. The acquisition enables the ride...

Uber to Lay Off 3,700 Workers and CEO to Waive Salary

AP News

May 6, 2020

NEW YORK — Uber is cutting 3,700 full-time workers and its CEO will give up his base salary with the nation largely still in lockdown. The San Francisco company said Wednesday that the layoffs and related costs like severance will reach about $20 million. ...

Photo of a car with banners supporting AB 5, the California law reclassifying independent contractors

California Sues Uber, Lyft Over Alleged Labor Law Violations

AP News

May 5, 2020

LOS ANGELES — California is suing ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, alleging they misclassified their drivers as independent contractors under the state's new labor law. Attorney General Xavier Becerra a...

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California Is Taking Aim at Uber and Lyft’s Outsized Climate Consequences

CalMatters

March 8, 2020

To understand California’s climate change challenge, look no further than its popular ride-hailing companies. Uber, Lyft and other companies make up a tiny piece of the biggest greenhouse gas polluter in the...

Lawmaker Aims to Strip Cap on Freelancer Assignments in California

AP News

February 28, 2020

SACRAMENTO — Bowing to intense criticism, the author of a sweeping new California labor law now wants to amend the statute to eliminate any cap on the number of assignments freelance journalists can take. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, said she...

California Labor Law Author Says AB-5 Needs Changes

AP News

February 7, 2020

SACRAMENTO — The author of California's sweeping new labor law said Thursday that she intends to ease its restrictions on freelance journalists and others after months of protests that it is already costing peo...

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Worker Help Sought to Combat Super Bowl Human Trafficking

AP News

January 10, 2020

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — To combat human trafficking during the Super Bowl, law enforcement officials said Thursday that they need hotel workers, ride-hailing service drivers and security personnel to be especially ...

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Uber, Postmates Sue to Challenge California’s New Labor Law

AP News

December 31, 2019

SACRAMENTO — Ride-share company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates sued Monday to block a broad new California law aimed at giving wage and benefit protections to people who work as independent contractors. “This has thrown my life and the l...

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Uber and Lyft Get Court Reprieve, Will Continue Service in California

Walters: An Official Crusade Against Proposition 22

Uber Buys Postmates, UPS Delivery Game in $2.65 Billion Deal

Uber to Lay Off 3,700 Workers and CEO to Waive Salary

California Sues Uber, Lyft Over Alleged Labor Law Violations

California Is Taking Aim at Uber and Lyft’s Outsized Climate Consequences

Lawmaker Aims to Strip Cap on Freelancer Assignments in California

California Labor Law Author Says AB-5 Needs Changes

Worker Help Sought to Combat Super Bowl Human Trafficking

Uber, Postmates Sue to Challenge California’s New Labor Law

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