Latest Uber Headlines
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Uber Drivers’ Class Action Raises Worker Classification, Arbitration, Liability Issues
Nov 24 2015 // Fifty seven and a half cents for every mile logged. That’s the latest demand from Uber Technologies Inc. drivers in California suing to be treated like employees. Whether the drivers can pursue pay for mileage on...
R.I. Taxi Companies Agree to Delay Uber Case Until After Session
Nov 23 2015 // Two Rhode Island taxi companies seeking to stop ride-hailing company Uber from operating in Rhode Island have agreed to delay the case until after the legislative session. Orange Cab of Newport and Airport Taxi of Warwick...
Court Denies Uber’s Appeal of Class Action Filed by Aspiring Employees
Nov 20 2015 // A U.S. appeals court this week denied ride service Uber’s request to immediately appeal an order approving class certification in a lawsuit filed by drivers who wish to be deemed employees. The ruling, from the 9th...
Penn. Judges Recommend $50M Fine Against Rideshare Firm Uber
Nov 19 2015 // Judges for the Pennsylvania agency that regulates buses and taxis recommended on Tuesday a record $50 million fine against ride-sharing company Uber for operating in the state without approval. Two administrative law...
St. Louis-Area Taxi Drivers Sue Uber over Lost Business
Nov 18 2015 // St. Louis-area taxi drivers suing Uber allege they’ve seen up to a 40 percent dip in business since the ride service began operating in violation of local regulations. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that drivers...
Uber Driver Sues Taco Bell Brand Manager Videoed in California Slapping Assault
Nov 16 2015 // An Uber driver is suing a California man accused of slapping and hitting the driver in an attack that was recorded on video. Edward Caban filed a lawsuit in early November in Orange County against 32-year-old Benjamin...
Uber Resorts to Legal Maneuver to ID Hacker Behind Data Breach
Nov 12 2015 // Ride service Uber is attempting a new legal maneuver to learn more about an Internet address that it thinks could help identify the individual who improperly accessed an Uber database last year, according to court filings...
Uber Gains Support From Upstate New York Mayors
Nov 10 2015 // Mayors of some of upstate New York’s largest cities have joined together to support Uber’s proposal to expand throughout the state. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, Binghamton Mayor Richard David and Syracuse...
Uber Wants To Set up Operations in Montana
Nov 10 2015 // The ridesharing company Uber has filed an application with Montana regulators for a license to operate in the state, starting a protest period for any motor carrier or member of the public to comment before the Public...
Uber Driver Sues Taco Bell Brand Manager Videoed in California Slapping Assault
Nov 5 2015 // An Uber driver is suing a California man accused of slapping and hitting the driver in an attack that was recorded on video. KABC-TV in Los Angeles reported Edward Caban filed a lawsuit earlier this week in Orange County...
Taco Bell Corp. Manager Suspect in California Uber Driver Slapping Assault
Nov 4 2015 // Police say a mid-level manager for Taco Bell Corp. repeatedly slapped an Uber driver in the face after being told to get out of the car because he was too drunk to give directions. The incident Friday was captured on dash...
New York’s Taxi Industry Says Uber Expansion Would Kill Existing Jobs
Nov 3 2015 // New York’s taxi industry says Uber’s proposal to expand outside of the New York City area threatens the jobs of dispatchers and others who work behind the scenes for cab companies around the state. The...
Florida DMV Requests Dismissal of Taxi Companies’ Rideshare Complaint
Nov 2 2015 // In a move that is sure to further frustrate Florida taxicab companies, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FDHSMV) has asked a Leon County, Florida, judge to dismiss a complaint requiring the state...
N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Calls for Statewide Licensing System for Uber, Lyft
Oct 23 2015 // New York’s governor says he’s in favor of a statewide licensing system for Uber and Lyft as the two app-based car services look to expand throughout the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters Wednesday that a...
Uber Pushing to Expand Throughout New York State
Oct 22 2015 // Uber wants to expand throughout New York state into cities like Buffalo, Albany, Syracuse and Rochester where the ride-hailing service is now prohibited from operating. A company executive on Tuesday called on state...
USAA to Offer Rideshare ‘Gap Protection’ Coverage in Massachusetts
Oct 20 2015 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and the Division of Insurance announced that the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) has been approved to offer additional “gap protection” coverage to its...
Portland Cyclist Finds Insurance Issues Complicated in ‘Gig Economy’
Oct 19 2015 // Lucas Root says he doesn’t remember seeing the door that opened up in front of his bike, knocking him to the pavement and breaking out three teeth. But when he learned the driver was working for Uber, the app-based...
Unlike Uber, On-Demand Office Service Cleans Up with Employees
Oct 16 2015 // It’s scorching on the streets of Midtown Manhattan as Afonso Oliveira strides around the lunch-break crowds, unbent beneath his 45-pound, $350 industrial backpack. He is carrying everything that might be needed to...
GOP Candidate Rubio Criticizes Gov’t Regulation of On-Demand Economy
Oct 12 2015 // Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio vowed to cap the number of regulations government can impose on businesses, particularly “on-demand” startups like Uber and Airbnb that he considers models for a...
Taxi Owners’ Credit Union, Hurt by Uber, Is Seized by Regulator
Oct 5 2015 // The New York City-based Montauk Credit Union, a large provider of loans to taxi medallion owners, was seized on Sept. 18 by New York State’s top financial regulator. The New York State Department of Financial...
