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Some Uber, Lyft Drivers Sue Over California Ballot Measure

January 13, 2021

LOS ANGELES — Drivers for app-based ride-hailing and delivery services filed a lawsuit Tuesday to overturn a California ballot initiative that makes them independent contractors instead of employees eligible for benefits and job protections. The lawsuit fil...

Uber, Lyft Spend Big, Win in California Vote About Drivers

AP News

November 4, 2020

LOS ANGELES — Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services spent $200 million in a winning bet to circumvent California lawmakers and the courts to preserve their business model by keeping ...

Photo of Uber and Lyft stickers on a car

California Court Says Uber, Lyft Drivers Are Employees

AP News

October 23, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — A California appeals court on Thursday upheld an order requiring Uber and Lyft to treat their California drivers as employees instead of independent contractors, less than two weeks before voter...

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

AP News

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...

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...

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Some Uber, Lyft Drivers Sue Over California Ballot Measure

Uber, Lyft Spend Big, Win in California Vote About Drivers

California Court Says Uber, Lyft Drivers Are Employees

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

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