Lyft is discounting rides to polling locations on election day

Posted on 15/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

During the 2018 midterms and this year’s primaries, Lyft offered free and discounted rides to help people get to the polls. It’s expanding on those efforts yet again for November’s general election. On election day, you can get 50 percent off one rid...

Uber and Lyft had time to comply with the law. They did not.

Posted on 21/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Earlier this week, both Uber and Lyft threatened to shut down in California as a result of a ruling that would force them to reclassify their drivers as employees. Lyft even announced that it would stop operations starting this Friday. But in a few h...

Uber and Lyft get a temporary reprieve from California shut-down order

Posted on 20/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Uber and Lyft can continue to operate in California thanks to a last-minute ruling that grants the companies a temporary stay while they appeal a previous court order to re-classify their drivers as employees.The stay comes less than 12 hours before...

Lyft will stop running in California at midnight

Posted on 20/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Lyft will suspend its operations in California at 11:59PM Pacific Time. An injunction that requires the company to reclassify its drivers as employees is set to take effect on Friday.Earlier this month, Lyft and Uber both said they would temporarily...

Uber CEO says his company can’t hire all of its drivers in California

Posted on 19/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Whatever the outcome of its ongoing legal spat with the state of California, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi doesn’t believe his company can employ all the people who drive for the platform in California, at least not without a fundamental rethinking of i...

Lyft will temporarily shut down in California if forced to reclassify drivers

Posted on 13/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Like Uber, Lyft says it may temporarily suspend service in California if it is required to classify drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. Lyft President Josh Zimmerman broke the news during an earnings call with investors yesterda...

California wins injunction against Uber, Lyft classifying drvers as contractors

Posted on 11/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

California passed Assembly Bill 5 late last year in a bid to reclassify many gig economy workers as employees, and so far, Lyft and Uber have not done that. The state is suing them, and on Monday afternoon Judge Ethan Schulman of San Francisco Superi...

Uber wants the government’s help to establish a gig workers ‘benefits’ fund

Posted on 10/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Uber has been under fire for the last few years about how it classifies its drivers. At least a few states believe those drivers should be treated as full employees, with the benefits that come along with it. Uber, on the other hand, continues to arg...

Lyft tests unlimited Citi Bike rides for Pink subscribers

Posted on 10/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Would 'free' Citi Bike rentals sway you on Lyft's Pink subscription service? That's what the Uber rival is testing with a new pilot program in New York City. Starting next week, select Lyft customers -- including those who are yet to try Pink -- will...

Massachusetts sues Uber and Lyft for identifying drivers as contractors

Posted on 14/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Following similar efforts in California over how ride-hailing drivers are classified, Massachusetts is suing Uber and Lyft for treating their drivers as independent contractors. State Attorney General Maura Healey contends that the ride-hailing compa...

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