I. Introduction II. Background ... A. The “Sharing” Economy ... B. Who Is an Employee? ... 1. Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors ... 2. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ... 3. California Wage and Hour Laws III. Litigation for Ride Platforms in the Sharing Economy … A. Trouble for Uber Begins in Berwick v. Uber Technologies, Inc. ... 1. Facts ... 2. California Labor Commission Finds Uber Driver Is Employee ... B. California District Court Weighs in: O’Connor v. Uber Technologies, Inc. ... 1. Facts ... 2. The California District Court Weighs in on Uber’s Alleged Misclassification ... C. Lyft Encounters Misclassification Litigation in Cotter v. Lyft ... 1. Facts ... 2. The California District Court Addresses Lyft’s Al...
On January 8, 2016, the Section held a program entitled “Regulation of the Sharing Economy: Uber and...
In litigation against ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft, former drivers have alleged that they we...
This article considers the status of workers in the new economy, defined as the sharing economy (e...
I. Introduction II. Background ... A. The “Sharing” Economy ... B. Who Is an Employee? ... 1. Miscla...
The “sharing economy” goes by many names such as the “gig economy,” the “1099 economy,” and the “on-...
Ridesharing companies, namely Uber and Lyft, have taken the transportation market by storm. These co...
Part I of this comment details California employment law, how it has been applied to Uber, and how U...
This case note analyzes Capriole v. Uber Techs., Inc., 460 F. Supp. 3d 919 (N.D. Cal. 2020) aff’d, 7...
For ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft, navigating the complex world of regulation is not as s...
By connecting more independent entrepreneurs with customers than ever before, Internet-based applica...
Ride-sharing companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. (“Uber”) have revolutionized the ride-sharing ...
Gig-economy platforms such as Uber and Lyft rely on their drivers as the backbone of their ride-shar...
A recent innovation, the ride-share sector, is the fastest growing sector of the sharingeconomy. The...
Taken effect on January 1st, California’s Assembly Bill 5 (“AB-5”) has created a great deal of contr...
Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA or the Act) exempts “seamen, railroad employees, [and]...
On January 8, 2016, the Section held a program entitled “Regulation of the Sharing Economy: Uber and...
In litigation against ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft, former drivers have alleged that they we...
This article considers the status of workers in the new economy, defined as the sharing economy (e...
I. Introduction II. Background ... A. The “Sharing” Economy ... B. Who Is an Employee? ... 1. Miscla...
The “sharing economy” goes by many names such as the “gig economy,” the “1099 economy,” and the “on-...
Ridesharing companies, namely Uber and Lyft, have taken the transportation market by storm. These co...
Part I of this comment details California employment law, how it has been applied to Uber, and how U...
This case note analyzes Capriole v. Uber Techs., Inc., 460 F. Supp. 3d 919 (N.D. Cal. 2020) aff’d, 7...
For ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft, navigating the complex world of regulation is not as s...
By connecting more independent entrepreneurs with customers than ever before, Internet-based applica...
Ride-sharing companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. (“Uber”) have revolutionized the ride-sharing ...
Gig-economy platforms such as Uber and Lyft rely on their drivers as the backbone of their ride-shar...
A recent innovation, the ride-share sector, is the fastest growing sector of the sharingeconomy. The...
Taken effect on January 1st, California’s Assembly Bill 5 (“AB-5”) has created a great deal of contr...
Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA or the Act) exempts “seamen, railroad employees, [and]...
On January 8, 2016, the Section held a program entitled “Regulation of the Sharing Economy: Uber and...
In litigation against ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft, former drivers have alleged that they we...
This article considers the status of workers in the new economy, defined as the sharing economy (e...