Uber is dropping upfront pricing in favor of estimates in response to the California gig economy law that took effect Jan 1. Reuters saw an email to riders and drivers on Wednesday (Jan. 8) advising them that the final price of a trip would be...
When California state legislators passed the controversial AB5 law for gig workers, Uber took action to revise its app with a stealthy plan dubbed “Project Luigi,” The Washington Post reported on Monday (Jan. 6). The bill was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in September, and...
This is a platform that will take some, well, care. As reported Friday, Dec. 20, IAC, which operates several media brands, announced a pact to buy Care.com for about $500 million. The Wall Street watchers may be focused on the mechanics of the all-cash deal,...
And now introducing: Uber Works in Miami. The ride-hailing giant is extending its relatively new service that leverages the marketplace model to connect buyers and sellers, according to reports. As the name implies, this time around the focus is on work, where the buyers are...
Minimum wage and maximum impact? To that end, in New York, the ride-hailing firm known as Juno (operated by Israeli firm Gett), filed for bankruptcy protection this week and said lawsuits — and new minimum wage mandates — led to the decision. As reported in...
Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is suing popular delivery company DoorDash, saying the company didn’t adequately distribute tips nor did it retroactively pay back those tips when its practices were changed, according to a report by TechCrunch. The investigation into the tipping practices of...
Legislation in California that aims to expand worker protections for so-called gig economy workers has led to a debate in the state’s freight services market and a lawsuit hoping to block the law. New legislation in California, set to take effect in January, was met...
Two organizations, the Tech Workers Coalition and Gig Workers Rising, protested on Tuesday morning (Nov. 12) outside Instacart headquarters in San Francisco over compensation for its shoppers, according to a report by TechCrunch. The organizations want Instacart to bring back a $3 quality bonus, set...
FinTech is on the march, and one area where progress is highly visible is in the growing gig economy ecosystem. There, online platforms match workers with employers as payments become quicker and more digital and quicker — after all, gig labor becomes a better experience...
