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Uber and Lyft Agree to Higher Wages, Work-Accident Insurance in Mass. Settlement
Jul 1 2024 // BOSTON (AP) — Drivers for Uber and Lyft will earn a minimum pay standard of $32.50 per hour and will be eligible for occupational accident insurance paid by the companies for up to $1 million for work-related injuries...
Massachusetts Allows Uber to Force Paralyzed Rider to Arbitrate
Jul 1 2024 // Uber can require that a passenger seriously injured in a crash involving an Uber driver go to arbitration over his $63 million damages claim without a trial, the highest court in Massachusetts recently ruled, overturning a...
Uber Picks Once-Rival Aurora to Launch Driverless Truck Offering in Texas
Jun 25 2024 // Nearly a decade after it began working on self-driving vehicles, Uber Technologies Inc. plans to haul freight fully autonomously for the first time later this year through an expansion of an earlier deal with Aurora...
Massachusetts High Court Reverses, Says Uber Can Force Paralyzed Rider to Arbitrate
Jun 11 2024 // Uber can require that a passenger seriously injured in a crash involving an Uber driver go to arbitration over his $63 million damages claim without a trial, the highest court in Massachusetts has ruled, overturning a...
Uber Loses Challenge to California Gig Work Law in Appeals Court
Jun 11 2024 // A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by Uber and subsidiary Postmates to revive a challenge to a California law that could force the companies to treat drivers as employees rather than independent contractors who...
Massachusetts Faces Off Against Uber, Lyft in Trial Over Status of Gig Workers
May 13 2024 // Uber Technologies and Lyft are set to face trial on Monday in a U.S. lawsuit by Massachusetts’ attorney general alleging the ride-share companies misclassified their drivers as independent contractors rather than...
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