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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Uber in San Francisco Over Discrimination Claims

October 26, 2020 5:41 pmOctober 26, 2020 6:44 pm

On Monday, a group of former Uber drivers filed a class-action lawsuit in a San Francisco court against the rideshare company, alleging that the company’s system of evaluating drivers is influenced by passenger racial and ethnic bias. The suit also...

California Ballot Initiatives: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and the Ugliest

October 26, 2020 9:54 amOctober 26, 2020 10:41 am

There are twelve ballot measures certified to appear on the November 3, 2020 ballot. California Globe has broken them down as the Good, the Bad, the Ugly and Uglier, with the analysis and recommendations of Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, Ballotpedia, the...

Appellate Court Rules Against Uber, Lyft in Rideshare Driver Classification Appeal

October 23, 2020 2:54 pm

On Thursday, the California 1st District Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the state in the rideshare driver classification appeal, ordering Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare companies to comply with AB 5 and classify their drivers as employees. Rideshare...

2020 General Election Preview: 8th Assembly District

October 23, 2020 6:50 amOctober 25, 2020 1:48 pm

Located completely in Sacramento County, the 8th Assembly district encompasses the eastern suburbs of Sacramento. Most of the suburbs here are on the middle to upper-middle set, meaning it attracts all sorts of people there, including an almost equal amount...

California Globe Ride Along: Rideshare Drivers Concerned Over Future As Election Nears

October 19, 2020 8:51 pm

With the election down to the final weeks, drivers for rideshare companies in California have grown more and more anxious over the results of Proposition 22, which, if passed, would exempt rideshare drivers from the AB 5 worker classification law...

Rideshare Employee Classification Case Begins In Appellate Court

October 14, 2020 3:08 pmOctober 14, 2020 4:56 pm

On Tuesday, California’s 1st District Court of Appeal began to hear arguments from rideshare groups and the state over whether or not the state can recognize rideshare drivers as employees. The Appellate Court case is only the latest development in...

California Enacts a Slew of New Employment Laws

October 12, 2020 12:54 pmOctober 12, 2020 3:12 pm

As we have seen over the past decade, California’s Legislature enacted a large number of new labor and employment laws as it concluded its 2020 Legislative Session. The first section of this article looks at some of the key bills...