ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—A Florida man is charged with murder and other offenses in the slaying and dismemberment of an Uber Eats driver who had brought food to the assailant’s house, authorities said Tuesday. Oscar Solis Jr., 30, is charged with killing the driver during a delivery Wednesday at a home in Holiday, Florida, Pasco County…
Rise in ‘Illegal’ Taxis Puts Montreal Passengers at Risk, Airport Authority Warns
The Montreal airport has an illegal taxi problem, says its regulatory authority, which is calling for a crackdown. Since January, nearly 400 tickets for infractions related to vehicles operating without a proper permit have been issued, according to the Aéroports de Montréal (ADM). “Sometimes we see taxis with fake Uber stickers on their cars, or…
What BC Heard From Gig Workers as It Plans to Regulate the Industry
As British Columbia considers regulating the gig economy, including app-based ride-share and food-delivery services, it spent months consulting with workers, platform companies, and academics. On April 12, the province published the feedback it got. As with similar plans to regulate the gig economy in other jurisdictions, the debate in B.C. centres on a trade-off in…
Amazon Executive to Replace Lyft CEO, President
The co-founders of ride-sharing company Lyft are stepping down from their full-time executive roles and will be replaced by a former Amaon executive, the company announced on Monday. The current CEO and president, Logan Green and John Zimmer, respectively, will transition into non-executive roles as chair and vice-chair of the Lyft board. David Risher, a former Amazon…
Uber Challenge to California Contractor Law Revived by US Appeals Court
March 17, 2023
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A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit by Uber Technologies Inc. and subsidiary Postmates Inc. challenging a California law that would require them to provide more proof that workers are independent contractors, a classification that helps the companies save millions. In a major win for app-based services that heavily rely on contractors, the…
California Court Rules Ride-Hailing Firms Including Uber, Lyft Can Treat Drivers as Contractors
A California appeals court ruled on March 13 that app-based companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash can continue to treat their workers in the state as independent contractors rather than employees. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based court centers around a November 2020 voter-approved law, known as the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act, or “Proposition 22,” which…
You’d Be Surprised Who’s Driving Uber
Ridesharing has become a big business. As of 2021, the industry’s market value was $85.8 billion. And in 2022, 36 percent of Americans had used rideshare services. The big gun of ridesharing is Uber. It has 93 million monthly active users compared to Lyft’s 18.6 million. But when you’re ordering your Uber, do you ever…
French Court Orders Uber to Pay Some $18 Million to Drivers, Company to Appeal
PARIS—French court on Friday ordered Uber to pay around 17 million euros ($18.43 million) in damages and lost salaries to a group of drivers who argued they should have been treated like employees rather than self-employed, both parties to the case told Reuters. “This is a huge victory after a long legal battle which started…
Numbers and Profile of Canadians Working for Ride-Sharing and Delivery Apps Revealed
The gig and digital economy has expanded in recent years, with the rapid growth of services such as food delivery, but just how many Canadians depend on it to put bread on their own table or to make ends meet at the end of the month? Statistics Canada released a new set of data pertaining…
Australia Fines Uber $21 Million for Overestimating Prices and Misleading Customers
Australian Federal Court has fined rideshare company Uber $21 million (US$14.2 million) for overestimating service fees and falsely advertising a cancellation fee for its Australian services between 2017 and 2021. In a federal court ruling, Justice Michael O’Bryan found that Uber breached Australian Consumer Law in two instances. The first one involves misleading representations concerning…
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