Uber, Lyft Drivers Sue New York State for Unemployment Delays
New York, N.Y. – Four former Uber and Lyft drivers and the New York Taxi Workers Alliance filed a lawsuit May 25 against Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Department
New York, N.Y. – Four former Uber and Lyft drivers and the New York Taxi Workers Alliance filed a lawsuit May 25 against Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Department
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Uber will begin logging its New York drivers out of the app if they don’t get to a “high demand zone” within 30 minutes of dropping off a
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The California Legislature has approved a landmark measure that would prohibit hiring workers as “independent contractors” unless their employers can prove they are legitimately independent businesspeople. Assembly Bill 5,
NEW YORK, N.Y.—A State Supreme Court judge dismissed Lyft’s attempt to void New York City’s $17.22-an-hour minimum wage for app-based drivers May 1, saying the company had failed to prove
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Gig-economy companies like Uber and Handy have allied with corporate and far-right lobbyists to get their definition of “independent contractor” enshrined in law—and protect them from having to
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Not again. A Lyft driver found dead in his car in Queens March 23 is apparently the ninth suicide by a city cab driver in the last 18 months.
NEW YORK, N.Y.—A State Supreme Court judge on March 18 denied Lyft’s motion for an injunction to stop the city from enforcing its new law setting a minimum wage for
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Lyft agreed Feb. 6 to pay drivers the city’s new minimum wage for app-based taxi drivers, although it and Juno are continuing their lawsuits seeking to eliminate
NEW YORK, N.Y.—This week, the City Council quickly rejected an offer by Uber and Lyft that they would set up a $100 million fund to help yellow-cab owner-drivers overloaded with
NEW YORK, NY – While the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) has stood by Reverend Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders on many issues over the years, today we are