Latest Uber Headlines
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London to Curb Uber with Driver Tests, Stricter Insurance Requirements
Sep 30 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. faces curbs on its expansion in the U.K. after London Mayor Boris Johnson’s transport regulator proposed that drivers of private-hire minicabs should face English-language and navigational...
Uber, Lyft Drivers Already Racking up Citations at Las Vegas Airport
Sep 23 2015 // Drivers with Uber and Lyft are already racking up citations after a week of doing business in Las Vegas. McCarran International Airport spokesman Chris Jones confirmed authorities cited 87 drivers as of last week for not...
Uber Sues St. Louis Taxi Commission Over Ride-Sharing Ban
Sep 22 2015 // An Uber Technologies Inc. company accused the St. Louis Metropolitan Taxicab Commission in a lawsuit of functioning as a cartel with cab companies to ban its ride-sharing service in what it says is the largest U.S. city...
California Judge Slaps Down Uber Bid to Force Arbitration on Driver
Sep 21 2015 // A former Uber Technologies Inc. driver defeated the company’s bid to force her into arbitration, a second victory after California’s labor commissioner said she should have been considered an employee. A San...
Mass. Gov. Baker Hopes Disagreements Won’t Scuttle Uber Regs
Sep 21 2015 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says he hopes disagreements over how to regulate ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft won’t keep lawmakers from passing a bill soon. A legislative committee reviewed several...
Taxi Owners’ Credit Union, Hurt by Uber, Seized by New York Regulator
Sep 21 2015 // Montauk Credit Union, a large provider of loans to taxi medallion owners, was seized on Friday by New York State’s top financial regulator. The New York State Department of Financial Services said the seizure was...
Labor Department’s 6-Part Test for Classifying Employees, Independent Contractors
Sep 21 2015 // The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a blog post with new guidance on classifying workers as employees or independent contractors under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA), an issue that has attracted renewed...
Will Uber Employee Status Ruling in California Impact Its Business Model?
Sep 21 2015 // A California Labor Commission ruling in June that an Uber driver is an employee and not a contractor opens the door to more scrutiny over the rideshare giant’s business model, but that was just the proverbial tip of...
Florida Judge Orders State to Clarify Uber Insurance Requirements
Sep 18 2015 // Florida taxi companies may finally get the answer they are looking for from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FDHSMV) regarding minimum insurance requirements for transportation network companies...
Uber vs. Taxi Clash Heats Up at Massachusetts Statehouse
Sep 18 2015 // The tension between traditional taxis drivers and those who drive for services like Uber and Lyft was on display Tuesday as Massachusetts lawmakers grappled with proposals to regulate the popular but largely unfettered...
‘Ridesharing’ a Climate Change Solution around the Corner
Sep 17 2015 // The solution to reducing carbon emissions may be just around the corner. Car sharing can reduce gas consumption and could ultimately help in the battle to curb climate change, according to a Natural Resources Defense...
Ridesharing Firms Uber, Lyft Get Nevada Permits
Sep 16 2015 // Uber and Lyft were granted state permits Monday in a major milestone for ride-hailing in Nevada, although neither company has said exactly when its service will be available. The Nevada Transportation Authority voted to...
California Employment Department Rules Former Uber Driver Was Employee
Sep 10 2015 // Uber has lost another legal round in the dispute over whether its drivers are independent contractors or employees, an issue that threatens the core of the ride-hailing company’s business model. The California...
Uber Settles with Alaska over Unpaid Workers’ Comp
Sep 8 2015 // The ridesharing service Uber has agreed to pay Alaska more than $77,900 in connection to unpaid workers’ compensation insurance for its drivers. In the Aug. 25 settlement, the company admitted no wrongdoing, but...
Florida City Approves Ridesharing, Taxi Rules
Sep 8 2015 // Gainesville, Fla., has passed new rules for private car-sharing companies like Uber to operate in the city. The City Commission passed regulations that apply to both taxis and companies like Uber. Mayor Ed Braddy told The...
Taxi Companies’ Suit Against Uber in Connecticut Dismissed
Sep 7 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. on Aug. 13 won the dismissal of a racketeering lawsuit by 15 Connecticut taxi and limousine companies seeking to stop the ridesharing company from doing business in the state. U.S. District Judge...
Uber Headache if More Drivers Want Full-Time Status
Sep 7 2015 // Thousands of new full-time workers would spring into existence if Uber is forced to stop treating some of its drivers like contract workers, and the benefits that come with that employee status may entice part-time...
Suit by Woman Who Said Uber Indian Driver Raped Her Dropped
Sep 4 2015 // A woman who accused an Uber Technologies Inc. driver in India of raping and beating her during a ride home in December dropped her U.S. lawsuit against the company. No details were provided in a court filing saying that...
Uber Fails to Block Drivers From Suing as Group for Tips in California
Sep 3 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. will have to defend a group lawsuit brought by drivers seeking the pay and benefits of employees. The judge’s ruling may slow the company’s growth and cut into its $50 billion valuation....
California Uber Drivers Get Class Action Status in Employment Suit
Sep 2 2015 // Uber drivers are entitled to class action status in litigation over whether they are independent contractors or employees, a key development in a case threatening Uber’s business model and that of other hot startups...
