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Uber gave drivers more control to prove they're independent. Now the company is taking back control because drivers actually used it.
Uber is curbing California drivers' ability to set prices and see trip destinations in advance, say…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Court rules Uber and Lyft must face worker-misclassification lawsuit from Massachusetts' attorney general
Maura Healey is the latest state attorney general to accuse Uber and Lyft of illegally misclassifyi…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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California Uber drivers score a win after court partially allows class-action lawsuit for pre-Prop 22 payments
The ruling lets 4,800 drivers sue Uber over expenses and pay statements, but they must sue individu…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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An Uber engineer says he quit after the company pressured employees to advocate for Prop 22, which would exempt ride-hailing companies from California's gig worker law
Uber has spent a record sum urging people to vote yes, often through dubious tactics and misleading…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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DoorDash lists Prop 22 as a risk factor for its IPO, warning that other states may decide to adopt California's controversial legislation
The ballot measure, which passed in California this month, exempts DoorDash and other app-based com…
Avery Hartmans
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Uber and Lyft faced tough questions from California judges as they seek to keep classifying drivers as contractors
Lawyers for Uber, Lyft, and California squared off over a recent court ruling that would force the …
Tyler Sonnemaker
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California judge rules Prop 22 unconstitutional, dealing blow to gig worker initiative backed by Uber and Lyft
Proposition 22 exempted ride-hailing and food delivery companies from complying with state laws on …
Morgan Keith,Tyler Sonnemaker
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Uber sends ominous message to riders in California ahead of its possible shutdown
Uber and Lyft could shut off their apps in the state as soon as Thursday night if a judge doesn't g…
Graham Rapier
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Lyft could pay about $3,000 for failing to disclose that it paid for some ads in its $48 million Prop 22 campaign
Lyft and others collectively spent $200 million on Prop 22. The measure was approved in November, a…
Katie Canales
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Uber closes in on a record high as its California victory overshadows a mixed quarter
Uber's recovery depends on the pandemic subsiding, which isn't likely to happen anytime soon. Lucki…
Graham Rapier
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Prop 22 has courted the endorsement of California's NAACP president — and Uber and Lyft have paid her consulting firm $85,000 to boost the controversial measure
Uber and Lyft paid the NAACP president's consulting firm $85,000 through their Prop 22 campaign, wh…
Katie Canales
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A major grocery store called its workers 'first responders' early in the pandemic. Now, it's making the 'strategic decision' to ditch in-house delivery in favor of contractors.
The change is happening in the wake of California voters passing Prop 22, which DoorDash and other …
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Joe Biden said he wants to make gig-workers full-time employees — but one of his top advisers previously helped Uber and Lyft avoid such a change in California
Nominated national security advisor Jake Sullivan is one of many in the inner circle under fire by …
Graham Rapier
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A year into the pandemic, Uber and Lyft drivers say gig companies are still failing them. They blame Prop 22.
As contractors, drivers say they can't get companies to provide PPE or pay for the time it takes to…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Uber and Lyft gain $13 billion in combined market value after Californians approve Prop 22
The ballot measure allows the ride-hailing companies to continue classifying their drivers as indep…
Theron Mohamed
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Results: California votes on Proposition 22 to allow Lyft and Uber drivers to be independent contractors
A recent study shows that over 70% of gig workers work more than 30 hours a week but do not receive…
Madison Hall
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Gig workers have a lot more to gain under a Joe Biden presidency, like unemployment benefits and paid time off
Uber and Joe Biden are at odds over California's gig-work ballot initiative, but drivers have more …
Graham Rapier
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Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have now spent more than $200 million on Prop. 22 — but there's still no guarantee it'll pass
The most recent polling found a 46% to 42% margin ahead of Tuesday's vote, which could prove perilo…
Graham Rapier
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California judge rules Uber can keep sending anti-Prop. 22 messages to drivers via its app
The drivers had said Uber's urging them to vote in favor of Prop. 22 broke the law. A judge didn't …
Graham Rapier,Reuters
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Uber drivers are suing the company over 'threatening' messages urging them to vote for California's Prop. 22
California voters will decide the fate of a pivotal gig worker law in November, one that Uber and i…