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Tag: Lyft

05 May

California sues Uber, Lyft over alleged labor law violations

published on May 5, 2020 - 12:11 PM

(AP) — California is suing ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, alleging they misclassified their drivers as independent contractors under the

29 Oct

Lyft, Uber will ask California voters to block employee law

published on October 29, 2019 - 2:00 PM

(AP) — Some of the country’s largest ride-sharing companies plan to ask California voters to guarantee that their drivers are

11 Sep

California Senate approves bill regulating gig economy

published on September 11, 2019 - 9:40 AM

(AP) — California lawmakers sent the governor a bill Wednesday that would give new wage and benefit protections to workers

13 Jun

Uber, Lyft suggest changes but want drivers as contractors

published on June 13, 2019 - 12:51 PM

(AP) — Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they are willing to change the way they treat drivers in California

06 May

IPOs bring tax jackpot for California; can lawmakers resist?

published on May 6, 2019 - 12:52 PM

(AP) — Uber and Airbnb are among at least six California-based companies valued at more than $1 billion expected to

15 Apr

Lyft pulls electric bikes off the road after brake problems

published on April 15, 2019 - 1:11 PM

(AP) — Lyft has pulled 3,000 electric bikes from the streets of New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., after

01 Apr

Wall Street begins dumping shares of Lyft

published on April 1, 2019 - 12:55 PM

(AP) — Shares of Lyft are tumbling in its first full day of trading as a public company. Shares fell

18 Mar

Lyft opens its IPO road show, to offer more than 30M shares

published on March 18, 2019 - 1:51 PM

(AP) — Lyft officially kicked off the road show for its initial public offering with more than 30 million shares

01 Mar

Lyft reveals big growth but no profits as it readies for IPO

published on March 1, 2019 - 1:44 PM

(AP) — Lyft revealed that it is growing quickly ahead of its initial public offering but continues to bleed money

09 Jan

Ride-hailing subscriptions: Are they worth it?

published on January 9, 2019 - 1:02 PM

(AP) – The start of a new year often coincides with a surge in monthly memberships to gyms. Ride-hailing services

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