Category: contractor

California wins injunction against Uber, Lyft classifying drvers as contractors

Post author By Randall
Post date August 10, 2020
Categories In ab5, california, contractor, Entertainment, Lyft, News, preliminary injunction, Tech, Uber

[ad_1] California passed Assembly Bill 5 late last year in a bid to reclassify many gig economy workers as employees, and so far, Lyft and Uber have not done that. The state is suing them, and on Monday afternoon Judge Ethan Schulman of San Francisco Superior Court ruled in favor of granting a preliminary injunction […]

Uber reportedly tells its staff not to disclose potential crimes

Post author By Randall
Post date September 26, 2019
Categories In allegations, business, contractor, crime, driver, employee, london, passenger, rideshare, Security, services, sexual assault, Tech, tomorrow, Uber, victim

[ad_1] According to The Washington Post, a number of Uber’s Special Investigations employees have come forward to reveal that they are forbidden from contacting the police or advising victims to pursue legal advice following an instance of assault. Meanwhile, the company has a generous three-strikes system which keeps drivers on the road long after they’ve […]

Google thwarts shareholder challenge to its China search plans

Post author By Randall
Post date June 19, 2019
Categories In alphabet, business, China, contractor, contractors, dragonfly, gear, Google, Internet, investor, investors, search, shareholder meeting, shareholders, Tech

[ad_1] The company had opposed the move, claiming that it had looked into a “variety of options” for expanding access in China that would stay “consistent with our mission.” There was also discontent over the company’s handling of sexual assault and harassment claims. CNBC noted that one worker at Verily asked Alphabet why it didn’t […]