For years now, Uber has been the leader in the ridesharing industry, with Lyft nipping at its heels for a couple of years, but Uber has certainly seen its fair share of difficult times. In fact, Uber has been under fire frequently for harassment of employees, creating a hostile work environment, endangering passengers by not checking the … [Read more...]
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Uber Seeks Green Light to Resume Self-Driving Car Tests
Uber has released a voluntary safety report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in hopes of resuming testing of its self-driving cars in Pennsylvania. In its voluntary safety report, Uber has asked the state of Pennsylvania to allow the company to resume testing with “two employees in each of its autonomous vehicle, … [Read more...]
Uber Agrees To Pay $148 Million To Settle Data Breach
According to Automotive News, Uber was hit with the biggest data-breach payout in history. Iowa’s attorney general said Uber Technologies must pay $148 million to settle claims related to a data breach that exposed personal information for more than 25 million users in the US. The states’ agreement stemmed from data compromised in 2016, when … [Read more...]
US Chamber of Commerce, Against the Unionization of Uber Drivers
Alongside the burgeoning gig economy, there has emerged a set of intractable questions around workers’ rights and the application of certain regulations. In Seattle, these questions came to a head, after the city council unanimously voted on an ordinance allowing Uber (and other ride-share) drivers to unionize and negotiate with their … [Read more...]
Is Your Uber Ride Roadworthy?
There has been a lot of talk in the news recently about the safety of using Uber and Lyft, to get to your destination. The focus has highlighted alleged assaults by Uber drivers and background checks, or lack thereof, of the drivers. While personal safety is always a concern, another question you should be asking is whether your ride is roadworthy. … [Read more...]
Settlement for Uber Class Action Suit was Denied by Federal Judge
On Thursday, August 18, Judge Edward M. Chen of the Federal District Court of Northern California rejected the settlement agreed upon by Uber and its drivers regarding classification. This decision leaves room for Uber or the plaintiffs to seek further progress in Court, or to negotiate a new settlement. Case Facts The lawsuit between Uber and … [Read more...]
Virginia’s Democratic Landslide Pushes Equal Rights Amendment Over Historic Finish Line
Virginia’s Democratic landslide in the State Senate and the House of Delegates has pushed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “over the historic finish line”, says Kate Kelly, a human rights attorney at the advocacy group, Equality Now. The suffragist Alice Paul wrote the ERA in 1923—three years after women won the right to vote. But the ERA … [Read more...]
Lyft Sued Over Rape and Assault Cases
Fourteen women who said they were raped or otherwise sexually assaulted have filed a lawsuit against Lyft, one of the two top ride-share companies in the country. The lawsuit specifically cites fourteen cases of rape or sexual assault over a twelve-month period in 2018 to 2019. While each case is different, the details of each attack are … [Read more...]
Stacey Abrams Launches “Fair Fight 2020” To Protect Voters in Battleground States
The Republican Party faces two fundamental political problems. The first is that while the party's overall “small government” message is broadly popular with a significant cross-section of the electorate, its specific policies (huge tax cuts for the rich, complete opposition to gun control, radical environmental and workplace deregulation) are … [Read more...]
Florida Republicans Undermine Felon Re-Enfranchisement Amendment
Governor Ron DeSantis speaking in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC 2.0) In last year's midterms, voters in Florida overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state constitution that would restore the voting rights of convicted felons who had served their time, including parole and probation. The vote in the sharply … [Read more...]
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