She says she was raped by a Lyft driver and had a child. Now she’s suing
By Clare Duffy and Jennifer Korn | CNN Orlando, Florida — A Florida woman sued Lyft earlier this month, alleging that she was raped by her Lyft driver in 2019 and that the assault resulted in the birth...
View ArticleUber, Lyft and DoorDash vow to strike on Valentine’s Day
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View ArticleUber, Lyft, DoorDash workers remain contractors after California Supreme...
In a major victory for gig-work companies, the California Supreme Court today upheld a voter-approved law that allows Uber and other app makers to treat their drivers and delivery workers as...
View ArticleCalifornia companies wrote their own gig worker law. No one is enforcing it
Nearly four years after California voters approved better wages and health benefits for ride-hailing drivers and delivery workers, no one is actually ensuring they are provided, according to state...
View ArticlePeople with blindness and their allies rally outside Uber and Lyft over ride...
Several hundred people with blindness and low vision and their allies protested outside the San Francisco headquarters of Uber and Lyft Tuesday accusing the rideshare companies of illegally denying...
View ArticleCalifornia Uber and Lyft drivers could get back pay
By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters Tens of thousands of California ride-hailing drivers, and possibly more, could eventually get back paid after a recent US Supreme Court decision that clears the way for...
View ArticleLyft fined for duping would-be drivers over potential pay
When COVID vaccines started becoming widely available in early 2021 and demand for ride-hailing services began to recover, Bay Area company Lyft launched a nationwide campaign to recruit drivers with...
View ArticleTesla sets sights on Uber, Lyft in California with ride-hail application
By Dana Hull | Bloomberg Tesla is seeking approval to offer ride-hailing services in California, a key step by Elon Musk’s company to begin carrying paying customers while its traditional car-selling...
View ArticleCalifornia Lyft passenger accused of kidnapping driver
A Lyft passenger allegedly kidnapped a rideshare driver Sunday in Lemon Grove but was arrested after the victim contacted 911 via text, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said. In a “Text-to-911”...
View ArticleCalifornia Lyft, Uber drivers push for $1.3 billion wage settlement
Pasadena rideshare driver Ricardo Valladares says he’s owed more than $680,000 in back pay and damages from rideshare companies Uber and Lyft in a wage theft case dating back nearly a decade....
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