Uber to pay drivers back $45m after taking too big a cut out of taxi fares
7 years, 10 months ago

Uber to pay drivers back $45m after taking too big a cut out of taxi fares

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy ​Uber said it underpaid its New York City drivers by improperly calculating the company’s share of passenger fares, and will pay out an average of $900 per driver in compensation, costing tens of millions of dollars. “Uber’s theft of drivers’ hard-earned wages is the latest in a long history of underhanded tactics in this industry,” said Jim Conigliaro Jr., founder of the Independent Drivers Guild. “While we welcome progress in Uber acknowledging its unlawful deductions, make no mistake: the full amount that they owe to drivers is much more than what it is now claiming,” Bhairavi Desai, the Taxi Workers Alliance’s executive director, said in a statement. Riders and drivers protested Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick’s decision to join a board advising President Donald Trump.

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Uber to pay $272 million in landmark taxi class action settlement
1 year ago

Uber to pay $272 million in landmark taxi class action settlement

ABC  

JASON OM, REPORTER: Love ‘em or hate ‘em almost everyone has a view of taxi drivers. VOX POP 3: I’d probably trust a taxi driver more than an Uber driver. JASON OM: And while Uber and other app companies have changed how we get around, some taxi veterans like George are still holding on. JASON OM: The taxi industry had …

Uber and Lyft to pay $328M in New York wage theft settlement
1 year, 4 months ago

Uber and Lyft to pay $328M in New York wage theft settlement

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft …

Uber and Lyft to pay $328 million to settle dispute over taxes and fees paid by New York drivers
1 year, 4 months ago

Uber and Lyft to pay $328 million to settle dispute over taxes and fees paid by New York drivers

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — Uber and Lyft will pay a combined $328 million to settle complaints that they improperly saddled their New York drivers with taxes and fees that should have been been paid by passengers, state Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday. The companies have also agreed to provide drivers outside of New York City with paid sick leave and …

Uber and Lyft to pay $328 million in New York wage theft settlement
1 year, 4 months ago

Uber and Lyft to pay $328 million in New York wage theft settlement

LA Times  

Uber will pay $290 million and Lyft will pay $38 million to settle wage theft claims in New York. Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft will pay a combined $328 million to settle wage theft claims in New York and have agreed to establish a minimum wage and paid sick leave for drivers across the state, Atty. The companies have also …

Man paralyzed in Uber vehicle crash sues for $63M
3 years, 2 months ago

Man paralyzed in Uber vehicle crash sues for $63M

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Massachusetts man who was …

Uber drivers entitled to worker rights, UK's top court rules
4 years, 1 month ago

Uber drivers entitled to worker rights, UK's top court rules

The Hindu  

A group of Uber drivers are entitled to worker rights such as the minimum wage, Britain's Supreme Court ruled on Friday in a blow to the ride-hailing service that has ramifications for millions of others in the gig economy. In a case led by two former Uber drivers, a London employment tribunal ruled in 2016 that they were due entitlements …

Uber, Lyft spend big, win in California vote about drivers
4 years, 4 months ago

Uber, Lyft spend big, win in California vote about drivers

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services spent $200 million in a winning bet to circumvent California lawmakers and the courts to preserve their business model by keeping drivers from becoming employees eligible for benefits and job protections. Opponents said the companies exploit drivers to keep profits high and the ballot measure would deprive workers …

Column: Uber, Lyft and DoorDash will spend $90 million to avoid paying their drivers better
5 years, 6 months ago

Column: Uber, Lyft and DoorDash will spend $90 million to avoid paying their drivers better

LA Times  

Uber, Lyft and DoorDash believe in putting their money where their mouth is. A $90-million war chest would make the firms’ initiative campaign one of the most expensive in California history, just behind the $105 million spent last year, almost all of it by dialysis companies, to beat a ballot measure — Proposition 8 —that would have placed limits on …

Ride-hailing drivers expose financial unrest before Uber IPO
5 years, 10 months ago

Ride-hailing drivers expose financial unrest before Uber IPO

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The executives at Uber are working hard to design a future where the company earns billions of dollars by allowing riders to summon fully automated robotaxis. “The drivers are the one who helped Uber to be $100 billion, nobody else, and the drivers are the ones who are suffering,” said Inder Parmar, 54, an Uber driver who …

Uber drivers go on strike in London, New York ahead of IPO, early protests sparse
5 years, 10 months ago

Uber drivers go on strike in London, New York ahead of IPO, early protests sparse

Firstpost  

Drivers protest the disparity between gig-economy conditions and the sums that investors are likely to make. Uber drivers in London and New York started a series of multi-city strikes on Wednesday to protest the disparity between gig-economy conditions and the sums that investors are likely to make in Friday’s blockbuster stock market debut. “I’m striking because Uber has broken their …

Uber will pay $20 million to settle lawsuits over question of whether drivers are employees
6 years ago

Uber will pay $20 million to settle lawsuits over question of whether drivers are employees

LA Times  

When tech workers began rallying last year against their employers’ mandatory arbitration clauses, some of the industry’s biggest companies changed their policies. That decision proved significant Tuesday when Uber agreed to pay $20 million to settle lawsuits challenging the classification of drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees owed the benefits of traditional employment. The payout is a far cry …

Uber accused of saving $500 million a year by cheating drivers
6 years, 6 months ago

Uber accused of saving $500 million a year by cheating drivers

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Uber Technologies Inc. may be saving more than $500 million a year by misclassifying its California drivers as independent contractors, according to a lawsuit that claims the ride-hailing company is flouting a ruling by the state’s highest court. Uber avoids paying an average of $9.07 an hour in expenses and benefits that it would incur if drivers were …

Uber reveals cover-up of hack affecting 57M riders, drivers
7 years, 4 months ago

Uber reveals cover-up of hack affecting 57M riders, drivers

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber is coming clean about its cover-up of a year-old hacking attack that stole personal information about more than 57 million of the beleaguered ride-hailing service’s customers and drivers. “We are changing the way we do business, putting integrity at the core of every decision we make and working hard to earn the trust of our customers.” …

Uber reveals cover-up of hack affecting 57M riders, drivers
7 years, 4 months ago

Uber reveals cover-up of hack affecting 57M riders, drivers

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber is coming clean about its cover-up of a year-old hacking attack that stole personal information about more than 57 million of the beleaguered ride-hailing service’s customers and drivers. Yahoo didn’t make its first disclosure about hacks that hit 3 billion user accounts during 2013 and 2014 until September 2016. Credit reporting service Equifax waited several months …

A Short History of the Many, Many Ways Uber Screwed Up
55 years, 2 months ago

A Short History of the Many, Many Ways Uber Screwed Up

Wired  

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigned late Tuesday night from the company he cofounded in 2009. While he’ll remain on the board of directors, Kalanick's departure comes after months, if not years, of reports of a toxic workplace culture, cutthroat business tactics, and the occasional public embarrassment. December 2013: On New Year’s Eve, an Uber driver runs into a family in …

How Drivers Are Finally Outfoxing Uber
7 years, 10 months ago

How Drivers Are Finally Outfoxing Uber

Wired  

When Ibraheem Ibraheem signed up to drive for Uber in 2014, it was as a side gig while he earned a computer science degree at New York City’s Brooklyn College. He never thought of himself as the kind of guy who, 18 months in, would be sitting across the room from Uber management, angrily telling them they were in “a …

Uber underpaid its NYC drivers for the last two and a half years
7 years, 10 months ago

Uber underpaid its NYC drivers for the last two and a half years

Firstpost  

Uber Technologies Inc said on Tuesday it underpaid its New York City drivers for the past two-and-a-half years, an error that could cost the ride-hailing company tens of millions of dollars. Uber generally takes a commission from its drivers after deducting taxes and some fees, but it instead took a higher percentage from its New York City drivers using the …

Uber admits it underpaid New York drivers tens of millions of dollars
7 years, 10 months ago

Uber admits it underpaid New York drivers tens of millions of dollars

LA Times  

Uber says it will refund tens of thousands of underpaid drivers in New York City about $900. Uber on Tuesday admitted to underpaying its New York City drivers tens of millions of dollars for the last 2 1/2 years. “We are committed to paying every driver every penny they are owed — plus interest — as quickly as possible,” Uber …

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick caught on video arguing with own driver about pay
8 years ago

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick caught on video arguing with own driver about pay

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Uber Chief Executive Travis …

Uber will pay $20 million to drivers in USA to settle claims of misleading
8 years, 2 months ago

Uber will pay $20 million to drivers in USA to settle claims of misleading

Firstpost  

Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc has agreed to pay $20 million to settle claims by the U.S. government that it exaggerated prospective earnings in seeking to recruit drivers and downplayed the costs of buying or leasing a car. Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc has agreed to pay $20 million to settle claims by the U.S. government that it exaggerated prospective …

Uber pays $20 million to settle claims it deceived drivers about pay
8 years, 2 months ago

Uber pays $20 million to settle claims it deceived drivers about pay

LA Times  

Uber Technologies is paying $20 million to settle allegations that it duped people into driving for its ride-hailing service with false promises about how much they would earn and how much they would have to pay to finance a car. For instance, in a statement published on Uber’s website from May 2015 through August 2015, Chief Executive Travis Kalanick boasted …

Uber loses UK lawsuit over drivers’ rights, law firm says
8 years, 5 months ago

Uber loses UK lawsuit over drivers’ rights, law firm says

Live Mint  

London: Uber Technologies Inc. lost a suit over how the controversial taxi company treats its UK drivers in the first ruling to come out of a London tribunal examining whether they’re entitled to holiday pay or rest breaks, a law firm representing the drivers said. The case, brought by two drivers, is the first against Uber in Britain and could …

Uber to pay $100m in a settlement deal to keep drivers as independent contractors
8 years, 8 months ago

Uber to pay $100m in a settlement deal to keep drivers as independent contractors

The Independent  

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Uber will pay up to $100 million to settle suits with drivers seeking employee status
8 years, 11 months ago

Uber will pay up to $100 million to settle suits with drivers seeking employee status

LA Times  

The settlement brings to a close what employment experts believe was the biggest existential threat to Uber. Uber will pay up to $100 million to drivers who had sought to be classified as employees, settling two lawsuits that posed a threat to the company’s on-demand business model, which relies on independent contractors. The San Francisco ride-hailing company Thursday evening announced …

How Uber’s big settlement may make things worse for its drivers
8 years, 11 months ago

How Uber’s big settlement may make things worse for its drivers

LA Times  

If there's one thing the ride-hailing company Uber has become great at, it's identifying legal threats to its business model. “But for the driver, it's very bad.” Thursday's announced settlement, which must still be approved by a federal judge, moderates some of the regimentation Uber imposed on its drivers via its mobile app. According to Liss-Riordan, these will be able …

What you need to know about the Uber settlement
8 years, 11 months ago

What you need to know about the Uber settlement

LA Times  

In this July 15, 2015, photo, Uber driver Karim Amrani sits in his car near the San Francisco International Airport parking area in San Francisco. By settling two class-action lawsuits brought by Uber drivers who wanted to be classified as employees, the ride-hailing company has halted the biggest threat to its business model. Uber will pay up to $100 million …

Uber drivers have mixed reactions to $100 million settlement
8 years, 11 months ago

Uber drivers have mixed reactions to $100 million settlement

LA Times  

Uber agreed to pay up to $100 million to settle two class-action lawsuits filed by drivers in California and Massachusetts. Travis Kalanick, Uber’s chief executive, said in a prepared statement that most Uber drivers “choose Uber because they want to be their own boss” and would prefer to be independent. Goodman, 59, has been driving for Uber since December 2014 …

Uber agrees to settlement of up to $25 million in misleading-advertising suit
8 years, 11 months ago

Uber agrees to settlement of up to $25 million in misleading-advertising suit

LA Times  

Uber agreed to a $25-million settlement in a lawsuit alleging the ride-hailing company misled and overcharged customers in Los Angeles and San Francisco. SIGN UP for the free California Inc. business newsletter >> Uber has already addressed many of the claims in other lawsuit settlements, such as agreeing to no longer use phrases such as “safest ride on the road” …

Uber drivers’ pay slashed but spokeswoman said staff are not suffering financially
9 years, 1 month ago

Uber drivers’ pay slashed but spokeswoman said staff are not suffering financially

The Independent  

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