Under that proposal, truckers, as well as Uber and Lyft drivers and DoorDash and GrubHub drivers, could be considered regular company employees rather than gig workers. Start the day smarter. Get all ...

Despite a series of legal challenges from Big Labor groups, a recent California appeals court issued a ruling upholding Proposition 22’s constitutionality. This is a win for the gig economy and for ...

Lyft has paid $19.4 million to New Jersey’s Department of Labor & Workforce Development after the state found that the ...

Employee or independent contractor? For many heavy-duty trucking companies that use leased owner-operator truck drivers, the final answer might require a coin toss. On Jan. 10, the Labor Department ...

A retired chef, Austin said driving for the ride-hailing services is the “best job” he’s ever had. The Weymouth resident said he makes money based on “ingenuity, time and effort” while manipulating ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A Nashville Uber driver has filed a federal lawsuit against the rideshare company, alleging she was sexually assaulted by a passenger and that Uber failed to protect her and ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that app-based ride-hailing and delivery services like Uber and Lyft can continue treating their drivers as independent contractors ...

California's top state court upheld a measure approved by voters allowing app-based services such as Uber and Lyft to consider drivers in the most populous U.S. state as independent contractors rather ...

New Jersey and Lyft had been battling over state claims that the company misclassified its workers, but Lyft withdrew its ...

NEBRASKA LAWMAKERS GIVE FIRST-ROUND APPROVAL TO A BILL THAT CLASSIFIES RIDESHARE DRIVERS AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M JULIE CORNELL. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. WHILE IT ADVANCES WITH ...