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 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…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 16, 2016, a Florida woman filed a lawsuit against Lyft, Inc. and the company conducting background checks for the transportation network company (TNC) that claimed the companies violated the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when “a mix-up in her background check cost her time…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A review of records from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has revealed 168 cases in the past five years where city inspectors either suspended or revoked permits of drivers working for Uber and Lyft “because of criminal or driving history,” according to a news report from…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A mass tort lawsuit filed “on behalf of 14 rape and sexual assault victims” against Lyft, Inc. claims the transportation network company (TNC) received nearly 100 sexual assault complaints over a two-year period in California, according to an announcement made by the law firm of Estey &…
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