Subaru is offering a settlement to drivers of some of its vehicles found to burn excessive amounts of oil. News 12 New Jersey’s Walt Kane breaks it down in this week’s Kane In Your Corner Consumer Alert. Carlos Guerra says he had to add oil to his 2013 Subaru Outback every couple of weeks, and nothing his dealer’s service department did could fix the problem.
A judge in California has ruled that Uber can be sued over sexual assault committed by its drivers, Consumerist reported on Friday. Uber had moved to dismiss two charges of sexual assault filed against the company, arguing that it can’t be held liable for the assaults because of technicalities regarding the employment status of its drivers.
Drivers who worked for ride-hailing service Uber in California and Massachusetts over the past seven years would have been entitled to an estimated $730 million in expense reimbursements had they been employees rather than contractors, according to court documents made public on Monday. Uber and smaller rival Lyft are attempting to settle lawsuits by drivers who contend they …
Uber drivers may be settling for about 12% of the total amount they could have received at trial. Uber Technologies Inc. reached a $100 million settlement agreement in April for two class-action lawsuits brought by drivers who argued that they should be employees and were owed reimbursement. But, according to documents released this week, if drivers in both cases had won on trials on a class- …
Uber also argued that in one case, the driver wasn’t using the Uber app when he picked up the female victim. However, the judge shot that down too, because the passenger still believed the attacker “was acting in his capacity as an Uber driver,” since he had picked up her group earlier. It’s one more judge independently agreeing that at least as far as it appears, Uber is treating these drivers …
If you’re going to be in business, you have to follow the rules and the laws. Especially the laws. Uber is stressing that point with its drivers when it comes to its drivers. If Uber drivers don’t allow service dogs in their cars, they’ll be shut out of the kennel. A class action …
Uber says it will not install a tipping function – because the company believes tipping is unfair due to customers’ unconscious racial biases. The company pointed to a 2008 Cornell University study that indicated ‘consumers of both races discriminate against black service providers by tipping them less than white service providers,’ the Boston Globe reported. According to an Uber spokesperson …
To tip, or not to tip? That is the question for Uber riders this week following the $100-million US settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought against the company by its drivers — and many are wary of what the answer may be. The popular (and polarizing) ride-hailing service reached an agreement with groups in two states on Thursday to maintain the status of its drivers as independent …
Uber’s proposed settlement of a high-profile class-action lawsuit last week has drawn opposition from some drivers and other concerned parties as the ride-hailing service seeks to avoid reclassifying drivers as employees. The settlement, which still must be approved by a San Francisco federal judge, provides for a $100 million payout to drivers, who could get as little …
The judge who Uber Technologies Inc. is asking to approve its $100 million settlement with drivers isn’t keen on keeping key details of the accord a secret. While Uber says some of its metrics are trade secrets that should remain sealed from public view, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen said Wednesday he’s not sure he has enough information to decide whether the deal announced last week is fair. …