Uber Vows to Keep Fighting a Sweeping California Labor Bill

A U.S. judge on Monday rejected a request by Uber Technologies Inc and courier services provider Postmates Inc to block a California labor law from taking effect, saying the bill's public benefits outweighed the companies' concerns......»»

Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc and courier services provider Postmates Inc asked a U.S. court to block a California labor law set to go into effect on Wednesday, arguing the bill violates the U.S. Constitution......»»

Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc and courier services provider Postmates Inc asked a U.S. court to block a California labor law set to go into effect on Wednesday, arguing the bill violates the U.S. Constitution......»»

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 5 into law, which radically changes the state's employment laws and in many cases will make employees out of independent contractors. The new law also sets up a political dispute with the leading companies in th.....»»

Uber says they will be fighting against a California bill that will turn drivers into employees. Veuer’s Natasha Abellard has the story......»»

California is moving to codify a sweeping co.....»»

A coalition of more than 50 groups is calling on Congress to resist Uber's call for a new catego.....»»

A coalition backed by Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and others submitted petition signatures to California county registrars offices, marking a milestone in its fight to exempt app-based drivers and service workers from AB-5. Protect App-Based Drivers and.....»»

Responding to a new California labor law, Uber making concessions drivers have long sought. But it .....»»

As California's new labor law threatens the "gig economy" model, Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) is out to prove that it's just a "technology platform." 0 read more.....»»

A federal judge has temporarily halted a California labor law, Assembly Bill 51, two days before it would have gone into effect. AB 51 would ban companies from requiring their workers to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of their employment. The.....»»

For California businesses, 2020 will be a year of reckoning. Sweeping new laws curbing long-time employment practices take effect, aimed at reducing economic inequality and giving work.....»»

The biggest names in the gig economy are seeking to put a ballot proposal before California voters in an effort to overturn a new state law that limits the firms' ability to use independent contractor drivers. read more.....»»

Some of the country’s largest ride-sharing companies proposed a California law on Tuesday that would let them continue to treat drivers as independent contractors while also guaranteeing them a minimum wage and money for health insurance......»»

Uber, Lyft and DoorDash have launched a ballot measure that would exempt the companies from a new California law aimed at protecting "gig economy" workers but offer their drivers some benefits. The proposal, which the three companies want to get on .....»»

Three Silicon Valley sharing-economy companies unveiled .....»»

State Rep. Lorena Gonzalez is preparing a new bill......»»

California’s new worker-protection bill could require Uber and Lyft to treat drivers as employees, but not all workers welcome the changes. Photo/Video: Jake Nicol/The Wall Street Journal.....»»

The state can step in where the National Labor Relations Board has declined to go......»»

The state can step in where the National Labor Relations Board has declined to go......»»