Uber, Lyft Shares Jump as California Set to Pass Gig-Worker Ballot Measure November 4, 2020 By Tina Bellon and Munsif Vengattil Nov 4 — Uber and Lyft stocks soared on Wednesday after California voters endorsed the gig economy’s blistering campaign not...
California Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Uber, Lyft Gig Worker Lawsuit October 14, 2020 By Tina Bellon A California appeals court on Tuesday listened to arguments by lawyers for Uber Technologies Inc , Lyft Inc and the...
U.S. Labor Dept. Could Make It Easier to Treat Workers as Independent Contractors September 22, 2020 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday said it would soon propose a rule that could make it easier to...
Judge Rejects Uber, Lyft Bids to Delay California Driver Injunction August 14, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A California judge on Thursday refused to give Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc more time to appeal his decision...
Judge Appears Receptive to Uber, Lyft Warnings in California Driver Case August 7, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A California judge signaled on Thursday he might be leaning against a request for a preliminary injunction forcing Uber Technologies...
Retailers Pile on to Mask Mandates After Months on Sidelines July 16, 2020 By Matt Townsend and Matthew Boyle The chief executives of major U.S. retailers have been quick to voice concern about the safety of employees since the...
13 Hawaiian Airlines Employees Test Positive for Coronavirus July 8, 2020 HONOLULU — Hawaiian Airlines Inc. says 13 of its employees have tested positive for the coronavirus following an annual training...
Google’s ‘Thanksgiving Four’ to File Federal Labor Complaint December 3, 2019 By Mark Bergen and Josh Eidelson Four software engineers fired by Google last week plan to file complaints with the National Labor Relations Board, in which...
Uber Accused of Cheating the Public in Driver’s Suit Over Pay November 21, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt Uber Technologies Inc. faces a new legal attack on its refusal to treat drivers as employees that depicts the company...
Disney World Workers Endure Tourists Who Punch, Yell, Grope October 14, 2019 By Gabrielle Russon ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney World employees are easy targets. Tourists scream at them, sexually harass them and in the most...