Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn Uber – a San Francisco, California-based rideshare company – has released its U.S. Safety Report for 2019 and 2020 that revealed over 500,000 prospective drivers did not pass Uber’s background check process while more than 80,000 drivers were removed from the app due to continuous background checks during those…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Lyft – a popular transportation network company (TNC) in the United States – received more than 4,000 reports of sexual assaults on its ride-sharing service from 2017 to 2019, according to a Community Safety Report released by the company that detailed the frequency of some of the…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 27, 2021, a complaint was filed in the Eastern District of New York against Uber and Lyft – two popular transportation network companies (TNCs) – as well as a Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) used by both TNCs for alleged violations of the federal Fair Credit…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Some drivers for Uber – the most popular transportation network company (TNC) in the U.S. – “have been unable to work due to background check delays with the company” while “Uber says those delays have been caused by COVID-19’s impact on local courts,” according to a report…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On December 14, 2020, an administrative judge ruled that Uber – the most popular transportation network company (TNC) in the United States – must pay a fine of more than $59 million for repeatedly refusing to turn over data related to the company’s 2019 sexual assault report…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On November 3, 2020, “California Proposition 22, the App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative” was approved by voters in the state to allow app-based ride-hailing and delivery services such as Uber and Lyft to keep classifying their drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. A…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 22, 2020, a California appeals court ruled in a unanimous decision that Uber and Lyft must comply with a preliminary injunction requiring them to stop classifying their drivers as independent contractors so they receive the same protections and benefits as other workers at the transportation…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn In August 2020, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Bureau of Audits released a background check process review of ride-sharing app provider Lyft since public utilities in Pennsylvania – including transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Lyft – are subject to the PUC’s authority to supervise and…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 10, 2020, in a ruling that could possibly affect the “gig economy,” California Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman ordered Uber and Lyft to reclassify their drivers from independent contractors to employees so they receive the same protections and benefits as other workers at transportation network…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Some drivers for two of the most popular transportation network companies (TNCs) in the United States – Uber and Lyft – may face suspension as the ongoing Coronaviris (COVID-19) pandemic causes numerous court closures that delay the background checks they need to work, according to a report…
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