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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...

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...

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,...