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Uber must pay a blind passenger $1.1 million for illegally denying her rides, an arbitrator ruled Thursday. Uber drivers denied Lisa Irving rides 14 times because of her blindness and … Read More
With the trading day more than halfway over, the broad markets were making a strong push into the weekend. The S&P 500 hit another new all-time high in the session … Read More
A day after Uber handed its autonomous car project to a Silicon Valley startup, the company is doing the same with an ambitious and money-intensive effort to build flying cars. … Read More
(CNN Business)In a blow to Uber and Lyft, a California appeals court said Thursday that the companies must reclassify their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors, affirming an earlier … Read More
In two weeks, California voters will decide on Proposition 22. The ballot measure is backed by Uber and other gig-work companies and is in response to the state's law requiring … Read More
You can check your Uber passenger rating by opening the app's side menu. Your Uber passenger rating is determined by a variety of factors, including how well you tip, and … Read More
Uber has won the right to continue operating in London, one of its biggest markets globally. Uber won an appeal against Transport for London (TfL) in court on Monday. Transport … Read More
Uber has been granted a fresh licence to continue operating in London, after an appeal found it was now a “fit and proper” firm to run private hire car services. … Read More
California's Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) went into effect in January, adopting a narrow definition of independent contractor that forces Uber and other gig economy businesses to choose between reclassifying workers … Read More
California's labor commissioner announced Wednesday that her office is suing Uber and Lyft, claiming the companies are stealing wages from drivers by "willfully misclassifying" them as contractors instead of employees. The … Read More
