Category: assembly bill 5

Uber CEO says his company can’t hire all of its drivers in California

Post author By Randall
Post date August 19, 2020
Categories In ab5, appeal, assembly bill 5, california, dara khosrowshahi, drivers, gear, gig economy, gig workers, injunction, Lyft, News, ridesharing, Tech, Uber

[ad_1] In an interview with MSNBC, Khosrowshahi said the company would shut down until November. That’s when the state votes on Proposition 22. If passed, the measure would allow Uber to continue employing drivers as contractors but would require the company to offer them benefits such as health insurance. “It’ll take time but we’re going to […]

Lyft will temporarily shut down in California if forced to reclassify drivers

Post author By Randall
Post date August 13, 2020
Categories In ab5, assembly bill 5, california, court, employees, gear, gig workers, Lyft, News, proposition 22, ridesharing, Tech

[ad_1] “If our efforts here are not successful, it would force us to suspend operations in California,” Zimmerman said. “Fortunately, California voters can make their voices heard by voting yes on Prop 22 in November.” Proposition 22 is a ballot initiative that will allow voters to decide whether gig workers should be classified as employees […]

Uber warns of temporary California shut down if it has to reclassify drivers

Post author By Randall
Post date August 12, 2020
Categories In ab5, appeal, assembly bill 5, california, ceo, court, dara khosrowshahi, drivers, gear, gig economy, gig workers, injunction, News, ridesharing, shut down, suspend, Tech, Uber

[ad_1] Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi tells @SRuhle the ride-hailing app would have to shut down in the state of California until at least November if a judge’s ruling that Uber must treat drivers as employees instead of independent contractors fails to be appealed by the company. pic.twitter.com/ntAMMxf4Cf — MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 12, 2020 This all […]

California sues Uber and Lyft for allegedly misclassifying drivers

Post author By Randall
Post date May 5, 2020
Categories In ab5, assembly bill 5, attorney general, california, gear, gig economy, Internet, law, lawsuit, lawsuits, Lyft, News, regulation, ridesharing, services, Tech, Transportation, Uber, xavier becerra

[ad_1] The companies have promised to compensate drivers either infected by COVID-19 or quarantined by health officials out of precaution, but their strategies are exceptions that don’t cover separate health issues or other costs. They also don’t account for payroll taxes. A Lyft spokesperson told Engadget the company was “looking forward” to working with the […]

Uber and Lyft prepare $60 million fight against worker classification bill

Post author By Randall
Post date August 30, 2019
Categories In assembly bill 5, california, gear, lorena gonzalez, Lyft, Tech, Transportation, Uber

[ad_1] The companies know that a drawn out ballot fight will cause headaches and financial strain for the legislators, and they say they won’t push the ballot measure if they can come to an agreement with the governor and unions. This is just their latest tactic against the legislation as previously, the companies were found […]