Riders

News Apr 28, 2016

Do We Really Have to Tip Now? What Uber’s $100M Driver Settlement Means for Riders

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 …

Lawsuits Apr 27, 2016

Uber’s Class-Action Settlement With Drivers Means Almost Nothing Is Changing

Last week, Uber settled a class action employee misclassification suit in California and Massachusetts that, had it lost, could have forced the company to reevaluate its core business model. At the center of the case was whether drivers are indeed independent contractors, as Uber would have it, or should be classified as employees. The main distinction is that if drivers are employees, then …