A ride-hailing driver who sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in Palm Desert after the two met during a ride pleaded guilty Thursday to a half-dozen felony charges. Ismael Gaspar, 38, of Cathedral City faces a maximum of 16 years in state prison. He remains free on bond pending sentencing, scheduled for May 13 at the […]
In a major win for gig economy companies, CNN projects California voters have passed a costly and controversial ballot measure to exempt firms like Uber and Lyft from having to classify their gig workers in the state as employees rather than as independent contractors. Backed by more than $200 million from Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart and Uber-owned […]
Proposition 22, or the App Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative will be on the November ballot. A yes vote would make app based drivers independent contractors not employees. It would override AB 54 that was expanded in a California Supreme Court ruling that make companies prove employees are independent contractors, not just […]
Ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft are safe from services halting in California, at least for now. The companies have been granted a temporary reprieve delaying and order that would have forced them to reclassify drivers. On one end of the spectrum, Lyft and Uber drivers sharing their frustration, on the other end, taxi drivers tell […]
(CNS) – Uber and Lyft will keep operating in Riverside County and across California — for now — with a state appeals court Thursday putting on hold a ruling requiring the ride-hailing companies to classify their drivers as employees instead of independent contractors. The decision by the state’s 1st District Court of Appeal averted threats […]
Uber and Lyft could be hours away from shutting down rideshare services in their home state of California amid a heated legal battle over a new law impacting how much of the on-demand economy classifies its workers. Lyft said Thursday it would suspend service in the state by end of day if an appeals court doesn’t grant its request to […]
Uber and Lyft have said they would support a $21-an-hour minimum wage for drivers in California, a move that would be a significant change for two of the biggest gig-economy companies. But labor activists say it isn’t enough. The ride-hailing leaders helped pioneer a new labor model in which people can choose to work on […]
