"New Jersey labor auditors are investigating Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. to see if the rideshare companies are wrongly classifying drivers as independent contractors and should be on the hook for employment taxes, according to documents obtained by Bloomberg Law."
#Uber #Lyft

"Spotted today in my Lyft app: a new set of terms and conditions that require you to "agree" to binding arbitration (an onerous condition heretofore reserved for downtrodden drivers), through which you agree to waive your right to join class action suits or pursue legal redress through the courts should Lyft, through its deliberate actions or negligence, cause you to be killed, maimed, raped or cheated."
#Lyft

"The brave Queens teen who recorded a video of her Lyft driver masturbating is suing the ride-share company — claiming the company failed to properly vet its drivers.

The 14-year-old girl — who says driver Narinderjit Singh ogled her in the rear-view mirror as he touched himself — claims the firm failed to conduct proper background checks on its workers, according to the suit filed this week in Queens Supreme Court."
#Lyft #thewokecompany

Yet another fake Uber

...athough not entirely convinced he wasn't a real uber goober.
#Uber

"Uber and Lyft decided to skip a congressional hearing Wednesday aimed at examining their safety and labor practices, to the aggravation of members of the committee who are threatening to press ahead regardless with new legislation."
#Uber #Lyft

THROW THE BOOK AT EM!
#Uber #Lyft