A judge orders NYC to temporarily delay new $17.96/hour minimum pay for gig workers pending a July 31 hearing, after Uber, DoorDash, and Grubhub sued the city
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A judge orders NYC to temporarily delay new minimum pay standards for gig workers pending a July 31 hearing, after Uber, DoorDash, and Grubhub sued the city
A judge Friday ordered New York City to temporarily delay new minimum pay standards for app-based food delivery workers …
Uber, DoorDash, and Grubhub sue NYC, seeking to block new minimum pay standards that increased the hourly wage for gig workers to ~$18 and $20 by 2025
Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub argued that the city used poor data to calculate how much food delivery workers should earn and that the change would hurt consumers.
UK Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers should be classified as workers, not independent contractors, concluding an almost five-year legal battle
Ramifications of the UK supreme court's landmark ruling could go far beyond Uber Bloomberg : Uber's U.K. Court Loss Spells a Reckoning for Gig Work in Europe Kelvin Chan / Associated Press : UK top co...
The Internet Association, whose members include Facebook and Google, joins a lawsuit from the US Chamber of Commerce challenging Maryland's digital services tax
and stop other local governments from following its lead. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Shira Ovide / @shiraovide : (Mostly) unsnarky question: Is it a sound strategy for every company confronte...
Gig workers and unions sue in CA Supreme Court to have Prop 22 overturned, alleging it violates the state constitution and limits the power of legislators
A look at law firm Keller Lenkner and startup FairShake, which file arbitration lawsuits against companies en masse, including 2K+ against DoorDash in one day
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NY Court of Appeals rules that Postmates drivers are employees, because the company “could not operate” without them, a potential win for all NY gig workers
Bloomberg Law :
Checkr, a background check engine for Uber, Lyft, and others, has faced ~80 lawsuits since 2015 for erroneous checks that severely disrupted gig worker incomes
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