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Uber and Lyft Surges: What to Know
A few weeks after receiving the second dose of a coronavirus vaccine, Debora Lima returned to an old routine: She pulled out her phone and requested an Uber ride so she could meet friends for […]
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Computers Can’t Cut Red Tape
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays. As the United States shut down in the spring and tens of millions of people lost their […]
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Uber and Lyft Drivers Win Ruling on Unemployment Benefits
Drivers for Uber and Lyft won a key victory in their yearslong campaign to secure traditional unemployment insurance on Tuesday, when a federal judge in New York ruled that the state must promptly begin paying […]
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Massachusetts Sues Uber and Lyft Over the Status of Drivers
Uber and Lyft should treat their drivers in Massachusetts as employees with the right to receive benefits, instead of misclassifying them as independent contractors, the state’s attorney general said in a lawsuit filed against the […]
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Uber and Lyft Drivers Sue for New York Unemployment Benefits
Doh Ouattara drove for Uber and Lyft from 2016 until mid-March of this year, when he became concerned about the pandemic. With three children under 6 to provide for, he decided to apply for unemployment […]