SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Fearing a proposed California law that would clarify that drivers for Uber and Lyft are employees, the companies are sending messages to drivers through the apps they use to work asking them to oppose the law. “When I press to go with Uber, I get a notification and the notification …
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In Lyft’s S-1 this morning, the company laid out the potential consequences for converting its drivers from independent contractors to W-2 employees. This, of course, has been an ongoing conversation within the gig economy. Those who work as 1099 contractors can set their own schedules, and decide when, where and how much they want to work. For employers, …
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Brief: Walmart ended its grocery delivery partnerships with ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft, undercutting the chain’s plans to take on Amazon with quick delivery of food and household items to customers’ homes, Reuters reported. The decision marks an abrupt end to a relationship that Walmart and Uber touted in June 2016. Uber ended the arrangement as …
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