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Lyft Agrees $12.25 million Settlement to Resolve Misclassification Complaint
01/29/2016
to compensation" the motion says.
A similar complaint in which drivers accused competing ride-hailing company Uber of misclassifying them as contractors is ongoing.
The proposed settlement in Cotter v. Lyft is here.
Category: News
Insurance Wholesalers Conference Scheduled for La Jolla
12/30/2015
Uber and surplus lines market trends are on the agenda for the California Insurance Wholesalers Association conference in La Jolla Jan. 10-12.
Scheduled speakers include
Greg Ricker of Atlantic Casualty on emerging issues and industry trends.
Spencer Hamer of Michelman & Robinson on
Category: News
Lawmaker Proposes Giving On-Demand Workers Bargaining Rights
12/15/2015
Lyft a ride-share app similar to Uber is one of the companies whose workers would be affected by the legislation.
California lawmakers will consider legislation next year that would give workers in the on-demand economy collective bargaining rights according to a report by the Los
Category: News
Judge Declares Uber Arbitration Clause Unenforceable
12/11/2015
Thousands of additional drivers could join a class action lawsuit against Uber after a federal judge in San Francisco declared an arbitration clause unenforceable.
U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen in September allowed the lawsuit filed by drivers claiming they're employees of the ride
Category: News
Amazon Delivery Drivers File Misclassification Complaint
10/29/2015
they signed agreements stating they were independent contractors.
The question of whether drivers are employees or contractors is also at the heart of two federal class-action complaints filed against ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft.
Uber and Lyft are arguing they are
Category: News
DoorDash and GrubHub Accused of Misclassification
09/29/2015
A Boston attorney who has sued Uber and Lyft alleging the companies misclassified drivers as independent contractors is now taking on food-delivery services DoorDash and GrubHub according to a report by Wired.
Shannon Liss-Riordan has filed class-action lawsuits against GrubHub and DoorDash in
Category: News
Uber Appeals Class Certification for Drivers
09/17/2015
Transportation network company Uber Technologies Inc. is asking the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the decision of a district court judge to certify as a class a group of drivers who allege the company misclassified them as independent contractors.
Uber claims in its appeal filed
Category: News
Judge Grants Class Certification to Drivers Suing Uber
09/03/2015
image via Uber
A U.S. District Court judge has granted class certification to a group of Uber drivers who claim the company misclassified them as independent contractors.
Judge Edward Chen sitting in San Francisco in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Category: News
Injured Uber Drivers Sue for Workers' Comp Benefits
08/20/2015
Uber Lyft and other sharing economy companies have faced their share of lawsuits but few have brought up workers compensation explicitly rather workers have sought benefits overtime pay and the general designation as employees.
image via Uber
But now two cases in county courts
Category: News
Uber's Classification Case Could Cost the Company 10% of Profits
07/15/2015
image via Uber
In preparation for its Aug. 6 court date Uber has filed a motion for the court to dismiss a class-action lawsuit in the wake of the California Labor Commission's decision that the companys drivers are employees not independent contractors.
The motion argued that the
Category: News
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