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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 18, 2021
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Biden Should Help Protect Uber and Lyft Drivers

The Biden administration has an opportunity to restore basic labor protections to the people who deliver our groceries and drive for Uber and Lyft.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on November 13, 2020
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Prop 22 in California Is a Bad D

A voter-approved measure strips them of basic protections enjoyed by employees in other businesses.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on November 12, 2020
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Pandemic Pushes N.Y.C. Cabbies to the Brink: ‘I Can’t Hold On’

While some businesses have adapted to virus restrictions, the yellow cab industry is especially suffering.

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The New York Times 6:03 pm on November 11, 2020
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Fight Over Gig Workers Persists Despite Win for Uber and Lyft

A successful ballot measure in California makes drivers and other workers contractors, but the companies face continued pushback.

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The New York Times 12:04 am on November 7, 2020
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Why California’s Prop 22 Puts Our Labor Laws in Danger

The gig companies wrote new labor laws that are almost impossible to change.

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The New York Times 8:24 am on November 4, 2020
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Uber and Lyft Drivers in California Will Remain Independent

The victory of Proposition 22, the most expensive initiative in the state’s history, could help gig companies remake labor laws throughout the country.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 23, 2020
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It’s a Ballot Fight for Survival for Gig Companies Like Uber

A group that also includes Lyft and DoorDash has spent nearly $200 million to support a California proposition that could save them from a new labor law.

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The New York Times 1:10 am on October 23, 2020
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Appeals Court Says Uber and Lyft Must Treat California Drivers as Employees

The ruling adds new urgency to a ballot measure in the state that would exempt the companies from a new labor law intended to give gig workers more employment rights.

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The New York Times 12:02 am on October 13, 2020
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California, Reject Prop 22

Gig workers deserve the dignity of fair compensation.

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The New York Times 11:14 pm on September 29, 2020
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Seattle Passes Minimum Pay Rate for Uber and Lyft Drivers

The city became the second in the nation to create a compensation standard for ride-hailing drivers, after New York.

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The New York Times 6:15 pm on September 22, 2020
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Uber and Lyft Could Gain From U.S. Rule Defining Employment

The Labor Department proposal would most likely treat drivers and other gig workers as contractors, not employees.

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The New York Times 4:33 pm on August 20, 2020
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Uber and Lyft Threaten to Shut Down in California

The companies, under legal pressure to reclassify their drivers as employees, said they would halt rides unless an appeals court gives them permission to continue.

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The New York Times 7:10 pm on August 19, 2020
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Uber and Lyft Are Toying With Drivers’ Livelihoods

Both are threatening to pull out of California this week over a law requiring them to treat their workers as full-fledged employees.

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The New York Times 9:46 am on August 18, 2020
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Uber and Lyft Consider Franchise-Like Model in California

Under pressure to classify their freelance drivers as full-time employees, the ride-hailing companies are discussing another option.

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The New York Times 8:39 pm on July 28, 2020
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Uber and Lyft Drivers Win Ruling on Unemployment Benefits

A federal judge’s decision in New York is a key victory in efforts to secure the protections extended to other workers.

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The New York Times 2:30 pm on July 14, 2020
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Massachusetts Sues Uber and Lyft Over the Status of Drivers

A lawsuit by the state’s attorney general adds to pressure on the companies to consider their drivers full-time employees.

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The New York Times 12:53 am on July 13, 2020
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Are Uber and Lyft Drivers Well Paid? It Depends on the Study

Uber and Lyft hailed a Cornell paper’s conclusion that their drivers make solid wages. But others have questioned the researchers’ approach.

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The New York Times 6:00 pm on June 27, 2020
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Uber Rides Cost More? OK

Many gig-based business models help customers take advantage of workers. Let’s stop giving tech companies a free ride.

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The New York Times 9:45 pm on May 7, 2020
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The Results Are In for the Sharing Economy. They Are Ugly.

Lyft, Uber and Airbnb depend on travel, vacations and gatherings. That’s a problem when much of the world is staying home.

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The New York Times 5:41 pm on May 5, 2020
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California Sues Uber and Lyft, Claiming Workers Are Misclassified

The ride-hailing companies are accused of defying a new state law that says gig workers should be treated as employees.

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The New York Times 4:43 pm on April 30, 2020
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I’m Grateful for Bad Virtual Life

Thank goodness for crummy video conferencing.

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The New York Times 7:19 pm on April 17, 2020
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Jobless Claims by Uber and Lyft Drivers Revive Fight Over Labor Status

California’s move to aid gig workers may break federal rules. But the state said it had few options after the ride-hailing companies resisted other benefits.

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The New York Times 3:07 pm on April 17, 2020
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Uber and Lyft Are Searching for Lifelines

The ride-hailing competitors started the year with optimism. Now, like most other companies, they’re trying to survive the cratering economy.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on March 18, 2020
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Pandemic Erodes Gig Economy Work

Gig companies promoted their flexible hours as an economic lifeline for workers. In the coronavirus outbreak, it has been anything but.

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