Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday vetoed a measure that would have required a minimum wage for rideshare drivers. The bill, House File 2369, would have required that drivers for rideshare companies such as Lyft and Uber be paid a minimum of $5 per ride, or at least $1.45 per mile and at least 34 cents…
Lyft Slashes Over 1,000 Jobs, 26 Percent of Its Workforce
April 28, 2023
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Lyft announced that it would lay off 26 percent of its staff, becoming the latest company to initiate cuts in its workforce, as concerns over a potentially deep recession rise. The decision, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, will affect 1,072 out of the roughly 4,000 employees at the rideshare…
Amazon Executive to Replace Lyft CEO, President
The co-founders of ride-sharing company Lyft are stepping down from their full-time executive roles and will be replaced by a former Amaon executive, the company announced on Monday. The current CEO and president, Logan Green and John Zimmer, respectively, will transition into non-executive roles as chair and vice-chair of the Lyft board. David Risher, a former Amazon…
FBI Warns About Child Abductions Through Rideshares
The FBI has issued a public service announcement warning about criminal actors using rideshare vehicles to kidnap minor victims. Though the prevalence of such incidents is rare, the FBI issued the warning due to the “high impact of such events,” the agency stated. The FBI said it has received several reports of child abductions using…
Uber Settles DOJ Lawsuit for Overcharging People With Disabilities
Uber has agreed to pay over a million dollars in compensation to riders with disabilities who were charged discriminatory fees to settle a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ). According to the DOJ, Uber charged disabled customers wait time fees after two minutes of arriving at the pickup location. The fees were charged…
Gas at $5 Tips Some US Rideshare Drivers to Wrap Cars in Ads
When Duana Malcolm had her blue Hyundai Sonata sedan ‘wrapped’ as a mobile advertising board, the part-time delivery driver did not expect to make as much as $200 a month. Malcolm is one of the many rideshare drivers looking for alternate sources of income to cushion the impact of soaring gas prices and higher costs…
Sharing a Ride to Health and Safety
We all hope for a breakthrough in the cure for cancer. Thankfully, scientists are making progress in the fight against this and many other devastating diseases. But on occasion, an innovation well outside of the health care sector can make a big difference in matters of life and death. And there is one such innovation…
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