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 and Lyft threaten to halt services in California
Uber and Lyft are ratcheting up the fight with the state government of California over the classification of drivers with a move that would discourage Californians from their ride-healing services (and driving income). The news ride: On Wednesday, both companies said that if a court does not reverse or pause …
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 …
Read More »Lyft retains the profitability target by the end of 2021, even if COVID-19 guts demand
(Reuters) – Lyft Inc said on Wednesday that cost cuts are putting the company on track to reach its target of becoming profitable on an adjusted basis by the end of 2021, even as second-quarter revenue tumbled 61% due to coronavirus-related limitations.
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