At a Wednesday hearing on an emergency motion to make Uber give sick pay to drivers, a federal judge ordered the ride-hail giant to start negotiating a deal to expand access to its financial aid program for drivers impacted by the Covid-19 health crisis.
Read moreA woman sued Uber in L.A. Superior Court, claiming a driver sexually battered and beat her, stole her cellphone so she couldn’t call for help, double-billed her, tipping himself $10 and stole $60 from her purse.
Read moreAnthony Levandowski, a former engineer who worked on autonomous vehicles, pleaded guilty Thursday to theft of trade secrets, ending a trial that pitted two of the largest technology companies — Google and Uber — against each other.
Read moreUber Inc., a “creative and consulting agency,” sued Uber Technologies in federal court, alleging trademark violations, unfair competition and unjust enrichment.
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France’s top civil court dealt ride-hailing giant Uber a setback on Wednesday with a ruling that it had effectively employed one of its drivers.
Read moreA young man claims that an Uber driver “kidnapped” and assaulted him and his girlfriend, in L.A. Superior Court.
Read moreJane Doe sued Uber in Baltimore Federal Court, claiming its driver forced nonconsensual sex upon her, and the driver’s accomplice raped her.
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A federal judge on Friday tentatively denied Uber and Postmates’ request to block enforcement of a California labor law that requires certain gig economy companies to classify workers as employees.
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More than 130 ride-hail drivers filed complaints Wednesday at California Labor Commission offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego, seeking back pay and unpaid overtime wages.
Read moreThe Yellow Cab Co. and eight others sued the Passenger Transportation Board, Uber Canada and Lyft Canada in British Columbia Supreme Court, claiming the Board lets Uber and Lyft operate on “much more favorable terms” than the plaintiffs, and failed to consider the ride-hailing companies’ “extremely harmful financial impact on the taxi industry.”
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Hyundai announced Monday it would mass produce flying cars for Uber’s aerial rideshare network set to deploy in 2023.
Read moreUber, Postmates and two independent contractors asked a federal court in California Monday to block a new state law that requires certain gig economy companies to classify workers as employees, making them eligible for minimum wage, overtime and other protections.
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Ousted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is stepping down from the board of directors, severing his last remaining ties with the ride-hailing startup that he co-founded a decade ago and ran until a series of scandals led to his removal in 2017.
Read moreUber agreed to a $4.4 million settlement Wednesday with workers who say they were discriminated against based on their gender. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found the company permitted a “culture of sexual harassment and retaliation against individuals who complained about such harassment.”
Read moreA federal judge on Monday refused to make Uber reclassify drivers as employees in California, despite claims the alleged misclassification deprives the state of tax dollars and increases its spending on public assistance for low-paid workers.
Read moreAn Uber driver who says he made more than 8,000 drives claims in federal court that the company fired him on bogus pretexts after the Chicago Tribune published a photo of him in a peaceful protest with other drivers against Uber’s pay policies.
Read moreUber, as part of a long anticipated safety report, revealed that more than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported during its U.S. rides in 2018.
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London’s transit authority said Monday it is not renewing Uber’s license to operate in the British capital, dealing a major setback to the ride-hailing company’s major European market.
Read moreDespite claims that Uber’s business model deprives California of tax dollars and makes it spend more on public assistance for low-paid workers, a federal judge signaled Thursday he will likely deny a request for an injunction that would force Uber to treat its drivers as employees.
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