January 19, 2022 by Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams As Massachusetts becomes the latest battleground state in the fight for gig worker rights, advocates on Wednesday accused Lyft of attempting to purchase a law by giving over $14 million to a committee pushing a ballot initiative to prevent app-based drivers from Read more…
January 25, 2021 by Ethics In Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Labor advocates on Monday pointed to Lyft’s latest driver pay reduction scheme as proof that the Biden administration needs to focus on more effectively regulating the so-called gig economy. On Friday, CNET reported the ongoing partial nationwide rollout of Read more…
November 4, 2020—By Ethics In Tech Board Member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Shares of Uber and Lyft soared Wednesday after California voters approved Proposition 22, which exempts app-based ride-hailing and delivery driving companies from classifying their workers as employees, allowing the firms to avoid providing basic—but costly—workplace rights and protections. Uber Read more…
August 20, 2020 By Brett Wilkins Update: A California appeals court on Thursday granted Uber and Lyft an emergency stay, meaning the injunction forcing the companies to reclassify drives will not go into effect at midnight, and the companies will be able to continue operating as they currently are. The Read more…
August 12, 2020 By Brett Wilkins In a major defeat for rideshare companies, a California judge on Monday ordered Uber and Lyft to re-classify their driver from independent contractors to employees pending a 10-day stay during which the “gig economy” companies can appeal the ruling. Uber and Lyft have long Read more…