Tag: Lyft

Jan 21, 2021

California Supreme Court Says Dynamex Should be Applied Retroactively

In Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc., 2021 Cal. LEXIS 1 (Jan. 14, 2021), the Supreme Court of California held its earlier Dynamex decision [Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior...

California Supreme Court Says Dynamex Should be Applied Retroactively California Supreme Court Says Dynamex Should be Applied Retroactively
Nov 9, 2020

Opinion Mondays: California Voters Tell Elected Officials to Leave Their Ride-Sharing Alone

While many politicians and pundits are still trying to digest what did, or didn’t happened in the national election races, at least one state-level electoral preference was made abundantly clear....

Opinion Mondays: California Voters Tell Elected Officials to Leave Their Ride-Sharing Alone Opinion Mondays: California Voters Tell Elected Officials to Leave Their Ride-Sharing Alone
Sep 19, 2019

California Governor Signs “Gig Worker” Bill into Law

Yesterday (September 18, 2019), California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 5—the much talked about “gig worker” law that strikes at the heart of the business model for...

California Governor Signs “Gig Worker” Bill into Law California Governor Signs “Gig Worker” Bill into Law
Jun 12, 2019

Seattle Delivery Service Hit With $1 Million in Workers’ Comp Premiums, Penalties and Interest

Two weeks ago I wrote about Amazon’s new “last-mile” delivery service. In that post, I pointed out that Amazon had carefully crafted the business model to assure that the delivery...

Seattle Delivery Service Hit With $1 Million in Workers’ Comp Premiums, Penalties and Interest Seattle Delivery Service Hit With $1 Million in Workers’ Comp Premiums, Penalties and Interest
May 31, 2019

Amazon’s New “Last-Mile” Delivery Service: Who “Employs” that Driver-Deliverer at Your Door?

Commentary: Is the Workers’ Compensation World Ready for Amazon’s New Package Delivery Business Model? The Answer Might Surprise You! As I drove to a meeting in downtown Durham a few...

Amazon’s New “Last-Mile” Delivery Service: Who “Employs” that Driver-Deliverer at Your Door? Amazon’s New “Last-Mile” Delivery Service: Who “Employs” that Driver-Deliverer at Your Door?
Apr 13, 2015

SC Court Signals That Uber Business Model Probably OK in the Palmetto State

E-businesses like Uber and Lyft, which utilize smartphone or tablet apps to connect passengers and drivers with vehicles for hire are beginning to carve out a niche within the economy....

SC Court Signals That Uber Business Model Probably OK in the Palmetto State SC Court Signals That Uber Business Model Probably OK in the Palmetto State
Apr 7, 2015

Proposed Alaska Legislation Would Clarify That Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Not Entitled to Comp Benefits

As I mentioned in an earlier post, juries in two civil actions pending before a federal court sitting in California will be allowed to determine if Uber and Lyft have...

Proposed Alaska Legislation Would Clarify That Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Not Entitled to Comp Benefits Proposed Alaska Legislation Would Clarify That Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Not Entitled to Comp Benefits
Mar 12, 2015

Juries Will Decide if Uber and Lyft Drivers are Employees

Supplementing my earlier post, in separate rulings yesterday, both Uber and Lyft failed to satisfy United States District Court judges that their drivers are independent contractors and not employees [see...

Juries Will Decide if Uber and Lyft Drivers are Employees Juries Will Decide if Uber and Lyft Drivers are Employees