ride-sharing
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US Court Says Uber’s $31-Per-Driver Settlement Is Trash
A US federal judge has thrown out a $US100 million ($131 million) class-action settlement offered by Uber to its drivers, calling the proposal “not fair, adequate and reasonable”.
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California Fines Uber $7.6 Million For Ignoring Regulators
Uber has oh-so-graciously agreed to pay a $US7.6 million fine relating to failure to report driver data to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Although Uber denies any wrongdoing in the case, it’s paying the fine to avoid a suspension of its licence to operate.
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Uber Is Currently Fighting The Battle That Jitneys Lost 100 Years Ago
The mid-1910s saw an explosion of people driving unlicensed cabs. They were called jitneys (slang for a nickel, which was also what they typically cost) and cities across the US scrambled to regulate them. Today, cities around the world are struggling to regulate modern-day jitney coordination companies — ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft. But…