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November 11, 2020 at 11:46 am

Fight over gig workers’ labor status persists despite win for Uber and Lyft

The question of gig workers’ labor status remains largely unresolved nationally — with a series of pitched battles likely to ensue between gig companies and...

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FILE – In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, a ride share car displays Lyft and Uber stickers on its front windshield in downtown Los Angeles. A California appeals court has upheld an order requiring Uber and Lyft to treat their California drivers as employees instead of independent contractors, less than two weeks before voters will be asked to exempt the ride-hailing giants from the state’s gig economy law. The decision on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, won’t have any immediate impact because it doesn’t take effect for at least 30 days, well after the Nov. 3 vote on Proposition 22. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) LA436 LA436

November 4, 2020 at 1:07 pm

Uber and Lyft win contest to keep drivers as independent contractors

The Yes on Prop. 22 campaign, on which Uber and Lyft spent $200 million, opens a path for the companies to remake labor laws throughout...

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File- This March 31, 2016, file photo shows a driver for Uber Technologies Inc., arriving at an authorized customer pick up area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Uber will start keeping a closer eye on its drivers by tracking their speed and sudden acceleration or braking using data from the GPS and other motion sensors in their smartphones. The tests are new for Uber, which is eager to show that itâ€™s making safety a priority, at a time when authorities want to impose stricter rules on its hiring and operations. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren/File)

September 29, 2020 at 7:10 pm

Seattle to require minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers

The Seattle City Council has approved a new pay formula meant to ensure that Uber and Lyft drivers make the same $16.39 minimum wage as...

FILE – In this May 6, 2020, file photo, Luis Hidalgo, wearing face mask, watches as Joel Rios installs a plastic barrier in his car to protect himself and his passengers from the new coronavirus in the Bronx borough of New York. Mask slackers will now have to provide photographic proof they’re wearing a face covering before boarding an Uber. The San Francisco-based company unveiled a new policy Tuesday, Sept. 1, stipulating that if a driver reports to Uber that a rider wasnâ€™t wearing a mask, the rider will have to take a selfie with one strapped on the next time they summon a driver on the worldâ€™s largest ride-hailing service. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) NYBZ408 NYBZ408

September 1, 2020 at 7:00 am

Uber to require that passengers provide face-mask selfies

Uber's new policy requires that, if a passenger is reported as not wearing a mask, they will have to provide a mask-wearing selfie the next...

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FILE — A passenger exits a rideshare car in San Francisco on June 28, 2019. Uber and Lyft have separately discussed plans to license their technology to those who want to operate fleets of ride-hailing cars in California. (Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times) XNYTF

August 18, 2020 at 8:55 am

Uber and Lyft consider franchiselike model

Under pressure to classify their freelance drivers as full-time employees, the ride-hailing companies are discussing another option

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Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc., sits during a meeting with Henrique Meirelles, Brazil’s minister of finance, not pictured, in Brasilia, Brazil, on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. Uber could face a major legislative clampdown in Brazil, potentially rendering its current business model unworkable in its second-largest market after the U.S. Photographer: Andre Coelho/Bloomberg

August 12, 2020 at 9:36 am

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi threatens future shutdown in California over labor law

Uber said it will appeal a court ruling saying it must reclassify drivers as employees, and then it will ask voters in November to overturn...

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August 10, 2020 at 1:22 pm

Uber, Lyft must convert California drivers into employees, judge rules

Uber and Lyft were ordered by a California court to convert drivers from independent contractors to employees. The ride-hailing companies are expected to appeal the...

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August 6, 2020 at 1:25 pm

Uber lost $1.8B in 2Q as riders stayed home and ordered in

NEW YORK (AP) — Uber lost $1.78 billion in the second quarter as the pandemic carved a gaping hole in its ride-hailing business, with millions...

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A contractor for the delivery startup Postmates picks up a customer’s cupcake order at a mall in San Francisco, Jan. 26, 2016. (Jason Henry/The New York Times)

July 6, 2020 at 5:15 am

Uber buys Postmates, ups delivery game in $2.65 billion deal

The acquisition enables the ride-hailing giant to increase its delivery offerings at a time when the global pandemic has suppressed customers’ desire for rides while...

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FILE – In this March 15, 2017, file photo, a sign marks a pick up point for the Uber car service at LaGuardia Airport in New York. The Justice Department in Manhattan is investigating whether Uber illegally used software to track drivers for Lyft, its main ride-hailing competitor, to gain an advantage in attracting and recruiting drivers, according to two people familiar with the probe. The FBI and the U.S. Attorneyâ€™s Office in New Yorkâ€™s Southern District want to know if use of the software, which created fake customer accounts, broke any federal laws, said the people, who didnâ€™t want to be identified because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly. An Uber spokeswoman said Friday, Sept. 8 it is cooperating in the probe and that use of the software has been discontinued. The U.S. Attorneyâ€™s Office would not comment on the case. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) NYCD203

May 18, 2020 at 9:57 am

Uber cuts 3,000 jobs as pandemic slashes demand for rides

NEW YORK (AP) — Uber has cut 3,000 jobs from its workforce, its second major wave of layoffs in two weeks as the coronavirus slashed...

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