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Tag: California rideshare lawsuit

BREAKING: Uber, Lyft Granted Emergency Stay Against Reclassifying Drivers As Employees

August 20, 2020   2:25 pmAugust 21, 2020   2:58 pm
On Thursday, a California Appellate Court judge granted rideshare companies Uber and Lyft an emergency stay against having to reclassify their drivers as workers, only hours before both companies were to suspend service in the state. A victory for rideshare...
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Uber May Halt All California Service Should Rideshare Employee Appeal Fail

August 12, 2020   2:13 pmAugust 13, 2020   6:08 am
On Wednesday, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that Uber services in California would shut down until November if an Appellate judge doesn’t overturn a Superior Court ruling forcing rideshare companies to recognize all workers as employees. A possible three months...
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

Uber, Lyft Ordered By Superior Court To Reclassify All Drivers As Employees

August 10, 2020   9:05 pmAugust 10, 2020   9:43 pm
On Monday, San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman ruled that rideshare drivers in the state should be reclassified as employees, strengthening the AB 5 law passed last year. Rideshare drivers ruled to be employees Under Judge Schulman’s ruling,...
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Bills to Weaken AB 5 Face Senate Hearings

June 17, 2020   4:56 pmJune 18, 2020   2:45 pm
AB 5, the controversial independent contractor redefinition bill, has become closer to allowing numerous exemptions through two bills awaiting passage in the Senate. More exemptions under AB 1850 and AB 2257 Assembly Bill 1850 and Assembly Bill 2257, both authored by Assemblywoman...
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Rideshare Drivers Ruled To Be Employees by CPUC Under AB 5

June 12, 2020   6:26 amJune 12, 2020   9:27 am
On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced that all rideshare service drivers in California will now be considered employees under the AB 5 contract worker law. CPUC decides against rideshare companies All Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), which includes...
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

Uber, Lyft Sued by California Over Alleged Labor Rights Violations

May 6, 2020   1:57 pm
On Tuesday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that the state is suing rideshare giants Uber and Lyft over numerous labor rights violations, and for not treating their drivers as employees. California, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego push...
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Uber and Postmates Appeal District Court’s AB 5 Preliminary Injunction Refusal

March 12, 2020   7:43 pmMay 14, 2020   10:37 am
Uber and Postmates issued an appeal on Tuesday against Los Angeles District Court Judge Dolly M. Gee’s February refusal to temporarily stop AB 5. The appeal comes after the rideshare and delivery companies decided to pivot their preliminary injunction reasoning from...
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