Photo: JOSH EDELSON / AFP (Getty Images) The rideshare behemoths in California are Uber and Lyft still looking for ways to get the state’s attempt to classify its drivers as full-time employees, and the long play at this point very appears to be a vote-getter in November. But the two …
Read More »DoorDash Hits With Information To Reclassify Employees
Image: Tibrina Hobson (Getty Images) San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced Wednesday that he has filed a motion that would force DoorDash to classify suppliers as employees rather than as self-employed, a predatory pay system that the employers of gig economy benefit greatly, at the expense of basic protection …
Read More »Uber and Lyft lose bid to exploit their drivers for just a little longer
Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images) On Thursday, a judge in California denied motions by Uber and Lyft to grant a delay previous promotion that the ride-sharing companies ordered to classify their contractors as full time employees. That ruling goes into effect on August 20th which the companies had requested an …
Read More »Uber threatens to close temporarily in California
Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) As Uber public grips with the moral dilemma of having built a company that is a big ass around operating payroll practices, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi now says that if California forces the company to reclassify its contractors as full-time employees, Uber will temporarily close its …
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