The former chief security officer of Uber has been accused of leading a premeditated attempt to cover up a 2016 hack that exposed the personal information of 57 million app users and drivers, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Joseph Sullivan is accused of obstructing justice and misjudgment of a …
Read More »California is making bold moves to tackle Big Tech with Uber and Lyft showdown
As California becomes one of the first states to take over Big Tech in the ongoing battle over the employment status of Uber and Lyft drivers, the scofflaw ride-hailing companies are now working their political contacts to prevent them from complying with a law that has been on the books …
Read More »Uber, Lyft granted temporary release after threats to close in California
A traveler checks his phone next to an Uber sign, August 20, 2020 at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images An appeals court in California has extended the length of time Uber and Lyft must comply with an assignment that requires …
Read More »Lyft will discontinue service in California after ordering to classify drivers as employees
A driver wears his face mask as Uber and Lyft drivers with Rideshare Drivers United and the Transport Workers Union of America carry out a ‘caravan protest’ outside the California Department of Labor’s office amid the April 16 coronavirus pandemic 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama / …
Read More »Uber, Lyft and other companies for gig economy dismiss workers
Democratic presidential candidate sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) As she campaigns at the Seattle Center on February 22, 2020. Karen Ducey The coronavirus pandemic has delivered a punch of one to two to American workers – a public health emergency coupled with a brutal economic crisis. Our country has lost millions …
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