NYC Sues Delivery App Over Lost Pay in New Mamdani Crackdown January 15, 2026 By Myles Miller New York City is suing a food-delivery technology provider for withholding pay from workers, signaling Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s get-tough approach...
Uber, Lyft Drop Opposition to California Driver Union Bill August 29, 2025 By Chris Marr Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. agreed to back a state-supervised way for California drivers to unionize and collectively bargain...
Los Angeles Sues Airbnb for Alleged Price Gouging Following Wildfires July 18, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Los Angeles sued Airbnb, accusing the home rental company of allowing price gouging affecting at least 2,000 properties during January’s...
On-Demand Economy Drivers Say Auto Insurance is One of Their Biggest Financial Burdens October 17, 2024 More than a quarter of rideshare drivers say that vehicle insurance is one of their biggest financial burdens, and 25%...
Ohio Supreme Finds Ditch Diggers Misclassified as Independent Contractors May 26, 2022 By Jim Sams Ditch diggers who accepted work assignments online and used their own spades and shovels to do the work cannot be...
Uber, Gig Economy Companies See California Win as National Model November 5, 2020 By Tina Bellon and Munsif Vengattil Gig economy companies want to turn California voters’ decision to make ride-service drivers contractors into a model for the nation,...
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...
Federal Judge Temporarily Exempts Truck Drivers From California Gig Worker Law January 7, 2020 By Kanishka Singh A federal judge has temporarily blocked a California labor law meant to take effect from Jan. 1 from impacting over...