California may have just passed a death sentence on the gig economy.
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Tag: Lyft
Uber, Lyft Prepared to Spend $90 Million Against Bill That Would Give Benefits to Drivers
Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are prepared to spend a collective $90 million against a bill that would recognize their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
Read MoreLyft Opposes Proposal to Impose Sales Tax on Rides
by Todd DeFeo Levying a sales tax on transportation network companies in Ohio could have a potentially dangerous effect on the state’s residents, Lyft told members of the Ohio House Finance Committee. State lawmakers are looking to mandate ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft collect a sales tax…
Read MoreNew York City Just Sent Its Transportation Industry Back to the 1930s
by Jason Snead At 5 o’clock on Aug. 14, New York City turned its clocks back to the 1930s. The Taxi and Limousine Commission officially stopped issuing licenses to most for-hire vehicles, effectively declaring war on Uber and Lyft in an effort to protect taxis from competition. This is the…
Read MoreLeftist Company Lyft Will Drive Select Tennesseans to Voting Booths
Officials with the ride-sharing app Lyft, which has a presence in Tennessee, and whose politics lean heavily left, announced they will offer free rides to the polls this election day. But the only people allowed to take advantage of those rides live in what Lyft officials refer to as “underserved…
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