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The LegalRideshare PodcastWhat Drivers Do WRONG After AccidentsWhat happens when you get into an accident with a passenger in the car? In this special clip, LegalRideshare teams up with @AskTorsten (The Rideshare Professor) to tackle the toughest parts of the job: crash liability, passenger injuries, and how to protect yourself when things go wrong on the road. We discuss: Immediate steps to take after a rideshare accident. How to handle passengers who are injured or difficult. The truth about Uber/Lyft insurance coverage. Have you been injured in a rideshare accident? Don't fight the insurance companies alone. Call us: (312) 767-7950 Visit us: https://www.legalrideshare.com...
2026-01-2333 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastDrivers Lose $550 Million? + Waymo Protests EruptIn this week's episode, we cover a devastating financial blow to the driver community involving a massive $550 million loss. Plus, tensions boil over as human drivers officially begin protesting Waymo robotaxis, and Uber heads to court for a high-stakes trial. LegalRideshare breaks down what these stories mean for your wallet and your job security. ------ Have you been injured in a rideshare or robotaxi accident? Don't fight the insurance companies alone. Call us: (312) 767-7950 Visit us: https://www.legalrideshare.com Email: help@legalrideshare.com ------ LegalRideshare is the first law firm in the United States to focus exclusively on...
2026-01-1616 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastCA Uber Unions, Waymo Lobbyists and Lyft Kills Tips.Drivers get the greenlight to unionize, Waymo hires lobbyists and Lyft kills tips. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
NEWSOM SIGNS BILL — CA DRIVERS CAN UNIONIZE
Drivers in CA can soon unionize. TechCrunch reported:
Drivers for ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft will soon have the right to unionize in California as independent contractors, thanks to a bill signed Friday by Governor Gavin Newsom.
This is part of a larger deal between lawmakers, unions, and ride-hailing companies, resulting in the passage of separate bills supporting lower insurance requirements for Uber and Lyft, along wi...
2025-10-1016 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastRobotaxis: Injuries, Regulations and Concerns.Attorney Bryant Greening lays out his concerns over Robotaxi safety and lack of regulations.
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2025-10-0327 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Waymo in Denver, Lyft AVs and Gov. Sues Uber.
Waymo heads to Denver, Lyft AVs hit Atlanta and the government sues Uber. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
WAYMO IS IN DENVER
Photo Credit: Waymo
Waymo lands in Denver. Jalopnik reported:
In both cities, Waymo will take the gradual rollout approach it's used in the past. The first step will be coordinating with local officials in the areas it intends to operate. Then its Jaguar I-Pace and Zeekr vehicles will begin scanning the area with human drivers in command. Later, the vehicles will take control under close supervision, and will only take passengers once Waymo...
2025-09-1217 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastAssault, Robotaxi Fails, and Settlements.A passenger gets assaulted, epic robotaxi fail and Uber pays $15M. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
RIDESHARE PASSENGER ASSAULTED
A rideshare passenger was assaulted in Chicago. CBS News reported:
According to Chicago police, the 29-year-old woman was assaulted in the 800 block of West Superior Street, just west of Halsted Street and close to the Bally's Chicago casino construction site, around 2:30 a.m.
Police sources said the suspected the victim was a rideshare passenger. She was taken to St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital for an evaluation.
The driver of the gray...
2025-08-2913 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastInterview With Independent Drivers Guild - This Week In RideshareWe chat with Lenny Sanchez, Illinois Chapter Director of Independent Drivers Guild about what IDG is, what is does and how it helps drivers. #caraccident #personalinjury #rideshare #uber #lyft #doordash #injury #gigworkerattorneys #legalrideshare #instacart #uberlawyer #lyftlawyer #uberinjury #lyftinjury #podcast #deactivations .:: LEGALRIDESHARE WEBSITE ::. https://www.legalrideshare.com/ .:: SOCIAL MEDIA ::. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@legalrideshare Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LegalRideshare Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/legalrideshare/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@legalrideshare Twitter (X): https://x.com/LegalRideshare .:: Spotify Audio Podcast (*consider leaving a review) ::. https://open.spotify.com/show/6I4cCdm... .:: Apple Audio Podcast (*consider leaving a review...
2025-03-2818 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastAirports, Uber Teen, and Driver Ban.Waymo heads to the airport, an Uber Teen crash, and drivers fight a ban. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
WAYMO COMES TO SAN FRANSISCO AIRPORT
Credit: Waymo
Waymo is heading to the airport. Mission Local reported:
Multiple sources have confirmed that Mayor Daniel Lurie's administration has struck a deal with Waymo to let the autonomous vehicle company into San Francisco International Airport to “map” its environs for future autonomous use.
The move is a precursor to full service by robo-taxis at SFO, which would allow passengers to hail the driverless cars and be d...
2025-03-2122 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastDrivers Banned, Driver Assaulted and Uber Agreement.Drivers banned from the airport, a brutal attack and Uber works with unions. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
DRIVERS BANNED FROM NASHVILLE AIRPORT
Drivers protesting at the Nashville airport have been banned. Common Dreams adds:
A Tennessee union announced Monday that 34 Uber and Lyft drivers received messages “informing them that they had been permanently banned” from working at Nashville's airport after joining scores of workers for a peaceful caravan there last month to support a state bill that would impact the companies.
The Tennessee Drivers Union (TDU) said in a statement that some...
2025-03-0726 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastCo-ops, Commission and EarningsDrivers create an own app, Uber drops commission and earnings are down. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
DRIVERS CREATE THEIR OWN APP
Drivers are fighting Uber by launching their own apps. Business Insider reported:
Sperry and several hundred fellow drivers in San Diego are exploring forming a cooperative. Instead of driving for the established apps, Sperry said, they would set up their own app, elect leaders to manage it, and create transparent policies around issues such as deactivating drivers.
In some cities, driver co-ops already exist.
In New York City...
2025-02-2115 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastPotholes, Robotaxis, and Fees.Waymo barrels through a pothole, Lyft eyes robotaxis and riders pay more. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
WAYMOS & POTHOLES
Waymos went full speed through a pothole. Road & Track reported:
Waymo's driverless fleet of Jaguar I-Paces tend to perform exceedingly well in normal driving situations — but a pothole in the middle of a San Francisco intersection found a weak point in its programming.
Video from local TV station ABC 7 News Bay Area posted to YouTube last week shows one of Waymo's self-driving car absolutely sending it through a large pothole that formed at Lo...
2025-02-1414 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastService Animals, Pay and AustinRides get more pets, drivers pay goes down and Waymo hits Austin. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
UBER MAKES SERVICE ANIMAL RIDES EASIER
Uber is making it easier to ride with service animals. The Verge reported:
Uber introduced a new feature designed to make it easier for people with disabilities to ride with service animals.
For years, Uber's policies toward service animals have been in accordance with state and federal law: they are allowed to ride at all times at no extra cost. But now the company is allowing customers to self-identify...
2025-02-0716 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastWaymo, Tesla and Antitrust.Waymo expands, Tesla goes FSD in June and Uber faces the FTC. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
WAYMO EXPANDS TO MORE CITIES
Waymo is entering more cities. TechCrunch reported:
Waymo plans to start testing autonomous vehicles in 10 new cities this year, starting with Las Vegas and San Diego, according to The Verge. However, this doesn't mean the company will launch commercial operations in any of these cities — or even test them in autonomous mode. Waymo told The Verge it will send less than 10 AVs to each city, where they will be manually driven.
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2025-01-3114 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Rideshare Insurance, Algorithms and AI Error.Insurance chaos, gig workers with no control and AI has errors. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
NYC TO STABLIZE RIDESHARE INSURANCE
NYC is trying to calm the chaos of insurance. Bloomberg reported:
Two of the bills would make it easier to adjust insurance rates and allow regulators to phase increases after American Transit was criticized for offering drivers premiums far lower than its competitors.
The proposals follow a November meeting held by state officials and industry stakeholders to discuss solutions to address ATIC's insolvency.
ATIC has sought regulatory approval to...
2025-01-2517 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastTesla Data, Insurance Costs and Rider Safety.Tesla's data gives doubts, Uber fights insurance and PA makes rides safer. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
TESLA DATA DOUBTS
Elon praising new data for full-self driving may be misrepresented. Electrek reported:
Elon Musk is praising data that he claims shows Tesla is on the verge of achieving unsupervised Full Self-Driving, when in fact, it shows it is still years away and he is misrepresenting it.
Tesla has consistently refused to share any data regarding its self-driving progress. That's despite more recently starting to use “miles between necessary disengagement”, sometimes called “miles betwee...
2025-01-1715 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastRobotaxis, $328 Million Settlement and NYC Pay Hike.Uber gears up for robotaxis, drivers get paid, and NYC fights lockouts. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
UBER/LYFT PREPARE FOR ROBOTAXIS
Robotaxis are here and the rideshare giants are gearing up. The Wall Street Journal reported:
Both companies will have driverless cars — from Alphabet's Waymo and others — on their apps this year. In the coming months, riders in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta will be able to hail a Waymo through the Uber app. Lyft plans to offer May Mobility's driverless taxis in Atlanta.
Uber and Lyft once invested billions of dollars in d...
2025-01-1016 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: IRS, Self-Driving, and Lyft Sues San Francisco.The IRS cracks down on gig workers, self-driving is here, and Lyft sues San Francisco. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
IRS CRACKSDOWN ON GIG WORKERS
The IRS made it clear it's cracking down on gig work. Gizmodo reported:
In a sign that the Internal Revenue Service could be cracking down on gig workers, the agency has received authorization from a federal court to gather information from JustAnswer LLC about any U.S. taxpayers who received compensation through the platform.
California federal District Court Judge Dolly Gee approved the agency's request for what...
2025-01-0328 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Walmart Delivery, Uber Fares and Deactivation Lawsuit.Walmart gets sued, the same rides for different prices and Instacart fights back. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
WALMART ILLEGALLY OPENED ACCOUNTS
Walmart is in trouble for opening up millions of deposit accounts for delivery drivers. CBS news reported:
More than one million delivery drivers collectively paid more than $10 million in fees after Walmart and Branch Messenger illegally opened costly deposit accounts in their names without consent, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleges in a lawsuit filed Monday against the retailer and payments platform.
The federal agency claims drivers were forced to...
2024-12-2715 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Empower, Driver Lockouts, and Waymo.A startup gets empowered, drivers fight lockouts and Waymo takes the lead. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
EMPOWER VS UBER
Uber has a new rival using its own playbook. NY Times reported:
Founded in 2019, the ride-hailing start-up Empower has become a serious rival to Uber and Lyft in Washington. It now does 100,000 rides in the city each week, good for 10 percent of the local market, a larger share than the city's taxis.
But the company has refused to register with Mr. Rogers's agency, meaning that it operates in the city illegally. While...
2024-12-2017 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Uber Unions, GM Robotaxis and NYC Insurance.Drivers form a union, GM kills its robotaxi and Uber at odds with insurance. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MASS. DRIVERS FOR A UNION
Drivers in Massachusetts can officially form a union. WGBH reported:
Rodriguez and thousands of other ride-hailing service drivers in Massachusetts have signed cards indicating their support to join a union, less than one month after voters passed a ballot question that would make unionizing a possibility.
Around 100 Uber and Lyft drivers chanted union songs and held up signs indicating their support for a future coalition known as the...
2024-12-1317 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Self-Driving Regulations, Uber Drivers Strike and Uber XXLSelf-driving rules get relaxed, drivers strike over pay and Uber launching a new service. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
TRUMP TEAM MAY RELAX SELF-DRIVING RULES
Trump's transition team is looking to help Tesla. CNBC reported:
Tesla shares jumped Monday following a report that President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is planning to make a federal framework to regulate self-driving vehicles a top priority for the U.S. Transport Department.
A federal framework for regulating self-driving vehicles would be a major boon to Musk's Tesla, which has been promising fully self-driving vehicles for several...
2024-11-2214 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Pay in cash, Uber threatens drivers, and Waymo opens up.
Drivers ask for cash, Uber threatens drivers and Waymo opens up. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
DRIVERS ASKING FOR CASH
Drivers have started asking passengers to pay in cash. Business Insider reported:
Some drivers for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft are offering passengers an alternative: Ditch the apps entirely, agree on a price, and pay them in cash or through an app like Venmo.
Drivers for the services told Business Insider that going around the apps has become attractive as many have noticed their earnings decreasing. In the past, some have said trips paid...
2024-11-1515 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Lyft gets fined, Tesla hits a deer, and Uber drivers look to unionsLyft gets fined, Tesla hits a deer and drivers look to unionize. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
LYFT PAYS $2.1M FINE
Lyft pays a hefty fine after luring drivers with false earnings claim. TechCrunch reported:
Lyft has agreed to a $2.1 million settlement proposed by the FTC over the car-hailing company's “deceptive earnings claims about how much money drivers could expect to make.”
As documented in the FTC's complaint document, Lyft systematically inflated the incomes it advertised to drivers it was attempting to recruit in 2021 and 2022. For instance, in LA it suggested drivers woul...
2024-11-0117 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Service Animals On Lyft, Competitive Pay, and Uber Driver Protests
Lyft adds service animals, states with the highest pay and drivers protest in NYC. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
LYFT ADDING SERVICE ANIMALS
Lyft is working on a service animal opt-in feature. TechCrunch reported:
A Lyft spokesperson said, “We strive to provide an inclusive and accessible platform for riders, including those who rely on service animals.” They said the company is “working directly with advocacy organizations in the community” and also pointed to an upcoming “service animal opt-in feature” that should launch by 2025.
The company mentioned the feature earlier this month in a profile of a new produc...
2024-10-2516 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: “We, Robot”, Driver Lockouts and Uber Tesla CollabAn overhyped event, the truth about the lockouts and Uber looks to Tesla. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
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“WE, ROBOT” LEAVES QUESTIONS
The Tesla event left more questions than answers. Wall Street Journal reported:
The gathering was ostensibly for Tesla to unveil a robotaxi vehicle and related service, but it was light on details about the cars and included even less about a service. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk spent barely 20 minutes on stage (after arriving nearly an hour late).
Tesla shareholders were flummoxed. “That's it? Disappointing lack of detail,” read the...
2024-10-1716 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Lyft Drivers, Uber AI and Tesla’s “We, Robot”.This Week In Rideshare: Lyft Drivers, Uber AI and Tesla's “We, Robot”.
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Lyft entices drivers, Uber uses AI and Tesla's cybercab event. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
LYFT IMPROVES PAY
Lyft is trying to improve pay for drivers. Reuters reported:
Lyft is looking to make its ride-hailing platform more attractive to drivers by rolling out measures such as higher pay for longer-than-estimated trips and prioritizing members with a safe driving record.
In its latest move unveiled on Tuesday, Lyft is introducing a “preferred drivers” program, where me...
2024-10-1118 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week in Rideshare: Uber Arbitration, Tesla’s Event and Makeshift Robotaxis.Injured passengers left legally stranded, the Tesla event we're waiting for and drivers create “do-it-yourself” robotaxis. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
INJURED RIDERS CAN'T SUE
Uber passengers who were seriously injured can't sue. CNN reported:
A married New Jersey couple that was in a severe accident during an Uber ride can't sue the company because they and their daughter agreed to arbitration when they accepted the terms of service for a separate Uber Eats order, a court has ruled
Georgia sustained several fractures throughout her body, including cervical, lumbar, spine and rib frac...
2024-10-0418 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Uber Verifies Riders, Insurance Crisis and Waymo Talks With Hyundai.Uber announces a new feature, a looming crisis for drivers and Waymo gets friendly with Hyundai. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
UBER VERIFIES RIDERS
Uber gives drivers some peace of mind. The Verge reported:
All Uber customers will have their personal information, like their name and phone number, cross-checked against third-party databases to make sure there aren't any potential red flags. In addition, riders can opt to upload their government-issued ID to the Uber app to further verify their identity. Once they are verified, customers will have a special badge attached to their account...
2024-09-2011 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Uber Drivers Versus Waymo, DoorDash Dashers and Tesla Plus Uber.Drivers weigh-in on Waymo, dashers time at work and Tesla integrates with Uber. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
DRIVERS WEIGH-IN ON WAYMO
Uber drivers give their thoughts on Waymo. The Register adds:
Tim — a pseudonym as he asked not to be identified — expects Waymo, the leading maker of self-driving taxis, to broadly under-cut Uber's human-operated ride-hailing service in the US city at some point in 2025, and feels that will be the beginning of the end.
“To put it bluntly, we are cooked,” said one person posting to a forum for San Francisco Uber dri...
2024-09-1316 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Lyft Verification, Tesla Robotaxis and Lyft Bikes.
Lyft verifies in Chicago, Tesla goes Hollywood and bikes get dumped. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
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LYFT ADDS RIDER VERIFICATION
Lyft adds rider verification in Chicago, but is it too late? Chicago Sun Times reported:
Ride-hailing company Lyft is piloting a rider verification program in Chicago to crack down on anonymous users and improve drivers' safety — but critics say it's too little, too late, coming three years after a peak of carjackings.
Rider verification is not mandatory, according to Lyft. Instead, verified riders will be marked with a blue c...
2024-09-0620 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Confused Robotaxi, Uber Teens, and Uber Drivers Swindled.A Waymo goes way wrong, Uber tweaks its teens, and feds pounce on “screwber”. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
WAYMO GOES THE WRONG WAY
Source: Waymo
A robotaxi got a little confused. AZ Family reported:
In a video now going viral on TikTok, two East Valley women caught a self-driving Waymo headed toward them going the wrong way down the street.
The incident happened last week near Rural Road and Apache Boulevard in Tempe — a busy spot, right near the Arizona State campus.
At first, the women thought the Waymo lookin...
2024-08-3015 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Gig Work, Uber Lawsuits, and Robotaxis.GenZ joins gig work, Uber fights lawsuits, and issues with robotaxis. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
GENZ JOINS GIG WORK
GenZ joins the gig work movement. NBC Miami reported:
According to Bankrate more than 48% of GenZers and 44% of Millennials has a side hustle. Also, parents or guardians of kids younger than 18 are 45% more likely to have a side hustle.
The study shares that the average side hustler makes more than $890 a month in extra income. Those who identify as side hustlers, more than 50% of them have only been making side money for...
2024-08-1521 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Literacy, AV, and Surge Pricing.Educating gig workers, Uber goes AV, and Lyft ‘opens a can of whoop ass'. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
EDUCATING GIG WORKERS
One of the biggest issues gig workers face, is educating gig work. Forbes explains:
While self-employment and the gig economy promise freedom and flexibility, they come with significant costs. Given that a majority of Americans cannot answer basic financial literacy questions, that leaves these 5 million Americans left to navigate the landscape of self-employment in the dark.
Because these workers are “independent contractors,” they a...
2024-08-0821 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Eats, AVs, and Lockouts.
The dirty truth about delivery, Uber goes AV, and drivers get unlocked. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
AN UBER EATS STORY
One Uber Eats worker shares life as a delivery driver. Business Insider reported:
In May 2023, I got laid off from my full-time job in SEO and started driving for Uber Eats to pay my rent. I would recommend doing literally anything else than delivering food for a living.
It was a really bad time in my life, and in 10 months, I made about $9,000.
I would start my days at 5 a.m. and work until...
2024-08-0218 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Amazon, BlackWolf, and Fraud.
Workers get injured, an app arms drivers, and the queen of rideshare mafia. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
HALF OF ALL AMAZON WORKERS GET INJURED
Amazon Prime Day Sales offer a lot more than discounts. Scripps News reported:
Nearly half of Amazon's warehouse workers are injured during its Prime Day savings event, a Senate committee's investigation found.
On Monday, one day before this year's two-day sale began on July 16, the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, published a report claiming the company's warehouses are “especially un...
2024-07-2618 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Deactivations, Minimum Wage, and Wait Times.
Drivers fight back, data tells all, and Uber gives insights. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
DRIVERS FIGHT BACK
Chicago rideshare drivers are fighting back against deactivations. Capital & Main explains:
Chicago rideshare drivers gathered between the first and second terminals of O'Hare International Airport on June 25 to launch their latest call for change: an end to “unfair deactivations.”
Chicago rideshare drivers have already been pushing for passage of the Chicago Rideshare Living Wage and Safety Ordinance, known as the FairShare Ordinance, introduced last year. That legislation would raise drivers' pay, give them two weeks' notice before deac...
2024-07-1917 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Police, Fares, and Fingerprints.Waymo “freaks out”, Uber cuts fares and teens ignite an old debate. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
WAYMO “FREAKS OUT”
A Waymo vehicle freaked out in Phoenix. The Verge reported:
In about two-and-a-half minutes of bodycam footage published by AZCentral, the officer told Waymo the car was driving in a construction zone when it “went into opposing lanes of traffic, which is real bad.” He then told a curious bystander what had happened, adding, “so I light it up and it takes off in the intersection.” A dispatch record reportedly said the car drove through a red li...
2024-07-1214 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Locking, Waymo and California.Uber locks out drivers, Waymo expands and Uber loses in California. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
UBER LOCKS OUT DRIVERS
Uber is locking out drivers in NYC. Yahoo! Finance reported:
Uber Technologies Inc. has begun locking New York City drivers out of its app during periods of low demand in an attempt to fight a minimum wage rule, and Lyft Inc. is threatening to do the same. As a result, some drivers say their wages have fallen by as much as 50%.
The lockouts occur unpredictably, making it difficult for drivers to plan...
2024-06-2816 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Recalls, $80 and Tips.
Waymo recalls over 600 cars, a driver makes $80 a week and how many passengers tip? LegalRideshare breaks it down.
WAYMO RECALLS 600+ SELF-DRIVING CARS
Waymo has recalled more than 600 self-driving cars. Fox 10 reported:
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in its report that last month a driverless Waymo vehicle hit a wooden utility pole in Phoenix while it was in an alleyway and trying to perform a low-speed pullover maneuver.
Waymo has completed a software update that improves the automated driving system's response to poles or pole-like permanent objects. It also provided a map update...
2024-06-2115 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Pay, Law, and Safety.The real winner of the Minneapolis deal, Uber takes a loss and PA drives up safety. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
DRIVER WAGES IN MINNEAPOLIS
The new deal in Minneapolis may be a big win for Uber. The Guardian explains:
On 20 May, the city council heralded a compromise with the ride-hailing companies. Uber and Lyft would agree to an inflation-pegged wage floor matching Minnesota's minimum wage of $15 an hour after expenses. Some lawmakers have hailed this as a 20% raise for drivers — however, the deal's pay rates are lower than almost every proposal made over th...
2024-06-1418 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Japan, Guns, and Freedom.Dara's plea to Japan, drivers with guns, and lack of flexibility. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
DARA WANTS JAPAN TO ALLOW INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
Dara has an ask for Japan: let drivers work as independent contractors. Kyodo News reported:
Uber Technologies Inc.'s top executive urged Japan to allow rideshare drivers to work independently, rather than obliging them to work under taxi companies, under a scheme meant to address labor shortages in the local industry.
“There would be a lot more people willing to become rideshare drivers if they could work flexibly as in...
2024-06-0717 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: California, Minnesota, and London.Prop 22 is on the line, Uber decides to stay, and drivers see through the pricing. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
PROP 22'S FINAL TEST
The fight against Prop 22 has hit its final test. SF Gate reported:
On Tuesday, California's Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the constitutionality of the 2020 law that classifies Uber and Lyft drivers as independent contractors rather than full-fledged employees. In a courtroom in San Francisco's Earl Warren Building, the justices listened to and questioned three lawyers — one representing drivers, one representing a coalition of gig companies and another representing the st...
2024-05-2415 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Gigs, Promises, and Losses.Gig work is up, Uber gets out, and losses pile on. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
GIG WORKERS ON THE RISE
As high-paying jobs are harder to find, workers are turning to rideshare. Business Insider reported:
The share of Bank of America customers receiving income from ride-hailing nearly tripled from less than 0.4% in March 2020 to about 1.2% as of March, exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to a Bank of America Institute report that analyzed internal company data and was published in late April.
BofA also found that many more Americans are going “all in” on g...
2024-05-1016 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Wrongful Death, Rider Verification, and Blocked Traffic.$44 million awarded, riders get checked, and robotaxis get confused. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
$44 MILLION LAWSUIT
The family of a murdered Lyft driver has been rewarded $44 million. Chicago Sun Times reported:
Kristian Philpotts, 29, accepted a request for a ride in Urbana on Jan. 12, 2022. During the ride, Philpotts was shot by the passenger, Tyjohn Williams of Champaign, according to criminal charges.
Williams, now 18, is accused of requesting the ride using his mother's account. He allegedly got inside the vehicle with two other people, pulled out a gun and shot Philpotts in the back...
2024-04-1916 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Fares, Waymo, and Minneapolis.High pay myths, AV food delivery and the future of rideshare. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
PAYING DRIVERS MORE =/= HIGHER FARES
Uber's classic threat has turned out to be false. Truthout.org reported:
Our team analyzed over a billion rideshare trips, comparing four years of data in Chicago and New York. These are two of the biggest rideshare markets in the U.S.
If Uber's argument was true, fares should have gone up more in New York after the pay standard took effect. In fact, the opposite happened. Over the four years...
2024-04-0516 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Accidents & DeactivationsWe chat with LegalRideshare's co-founder & lead attorney Bryant Greening about accidents and deactivations caused by accidents.
2024-03-2918 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Strikes, Companies and Facts.Drivers protest, companies step up and the facts about minimum wage. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
LOUISVILLE DRIVERS GO ON STRIKE
Drivers step up in Kentucky. Spectrum News reported:
Around 60 drivers went on strike starting at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. They said they chose the location because they don't make enough on rides from the airport to downtown hotels.
Solomon Tamene has been driving for Uber and Lyft for six-and-a-half years, but he went on strike for the first time Monday.
Lyft recently announced drivers will earn 70% or...
2024-03-2219 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Self-driving, Minneapolis, and Teens.The revolution that wasn't, more threats from Uber and teens get a lift. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
THE SELF-DRIVING REVOULTION THAT WASN'T
Self-driving was basically “promised” in 2016. So what happened? The Week reported:
There are a whole host of reasons that the dream of a self-driving revolution hasn't yet come to pass: cost, the slow evolution of the required technology, and a lack of public trust to name but a few. Perhaps the biggest, however, is safety. Humans are generally good at dealing with the unexpected; but machines must be “taught” to behave in certa...
2024-03-0115 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastLegalRideshare & IDGThe LegalRideshare team talks with Lenny Sanchez of Independent Drivers Guild about unfair deactivations, accidents, insurance and more.
2024-02-2327 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Minimum Wage, Self-driving, and Profit.The war for wages, self-driving goes in circles, and Uber ends in the black. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
THE FIGHT FOR MINIMUM WAGE
Corporations go head-to-head with workers trying to make a living. The Stranger adds:
Billion-dollar corporations such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, GrubHub, and InstaCart started ramping up their cry-bully tactics against gig workers after the City of Seattle instituted new “Pay Up”-branded protections on January 13 of this year. Workers don't want you or the brand new, business-backed City Council to fall for it.
“They'll cry, they'll throw themselves on the...
2024-02-1617 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: 70%, Minimum Wage, and Driverless.Lyft promises pay, Minneapolis considers minimum wage and Waymo hits a bicyclist. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
Lyft drivers receive 70% of payments
Lyft has a new promise for drivers. CBS News reported:
The rideshare company is pledging to pay its lower-earning drivers the difference between their take-home pay (after insurance and taxes) and 70% of their clients' fares each week, Lyft said Tuesday in a statement.
On Tuesday, Lyft said its drivers on average earn about 88% of rider payments, after taxes and other fees. But it noted that about 15 in 100 drivers earned less...
2024-02-0913 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Minimum wage, payouts, and tipping.Workers fight for the bare minimum, drivers get a settlement, and the truth behind tipping. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
GIG WORKERS & MINIMUM WAGE
A new study shows that most gig workers don't even make minimum wage. Nerd Wallet reported:
Nearly a third of gig workers (29%) reported earning less than the minimum wage in their state, according to a June 2022 report by the Economic Policy Institute.
In New York City, where the minimum wage is $15 per hour, app-based delivery drivers earn an average of $11.12 per hour after deducting expenses, according to a...
2024-02-0215 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Guns, Booze and Fees.A driver protects himself, Uber kills Drizly and DoorDash hikes fees. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
DRIVER DEFENDS HIMSELF. GETS DEACTIVATED.
A driver fended off his passenger to save his life. Uber's response? Deactivation. KSDK reported:
Keith, 37, said he picked up three men at North Kingshighway Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
Keith said the man pointed a gun right at his face and told him to get out of the car.
“As I started to exit, I reached down and grabbed my gun and he said ‘What are you...
2024-01-1917 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Driverless, Rules, and $14,000Driverless cars are immune, Uber shrugs the rules, and how $110,000 became $14,000. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
DRIVERLESS CARS IMMUNE FROM TICKETS
Driverless cars can break the rules. NBC News reported:
Driverless cars have been documented running red lights, blocking emergency responders and swerving into construction zones.
But NBC Bay Area has learned that when driverless cars break the rules of the road, there's not much law enforcement can do. In California, traffic tickets can be written only if there is an actual driver in the car.
While autonomous vehicles in...
2024-01-1216 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Delivery, Funds, and Violence.The gig is up, fees on funds, and carjackings continue. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
DELIVERY'S GOLDEN AGE IS OVER
Has delivery's golden age gone rusty? Some workers think so. Business Insider reported:
In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Juan started delivering groceries through Instacart and takeout orders via Uber Eats in Southern California. The money was good enough that he didn't need any other job.
Three years later, Juan is still a full-time gig delivery worker. But he's running out of options to stay that way.
Most of...
2024-01-0516 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Women, Tips, and Blobs.Women make less, tips get buried and Amazon uses a blob. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
WOMEN MAKE LESS
A new study reveals that women make less than men in the gig economy. Business Insider reported:
About 23% of Lyft drivers and 20% of Uber drivers are women, according to the most recent company data provided to Business Insider. In 2021, the number of women Uber drivers nearly doubled and surpassed pre-pandemic levels.
A 2020 study by Stanford researchers found that women who worked as ride-hailing drivers earned roughly 7% less per hour, on average, than male...
2023-12-2216 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Delivery, Disability, and Robots.A new EU deal for gig workers, the struggles of one Lyft driver and Amazon robots come cheap. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
GIG WORKERS AS EMPLOYEES
The EU tells delivery apps gig workers are now employees. Fortune reported:
European Union negotiators backed a deal to reclassify millions of people working for ride-hailing and food-delivery apps as employees in a set of rules that could cost the industry billions of euros each year.
The provisional deal will require platforms to give full status to the estimated 5.5 million workers who meet at least...
2023-12-1517 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastAnnouncing Amazon AccidentLegalRideshare's Bryant Greening is launching a new service called Amazon Accident, focused on helping Amazon Flex, DSP, and warehouse workers after accidents and injuries.
2023-12-0809 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Amazon, Alternatives, and StabbedA tragedy at Amazon, drivers have options and a shopper almost loses her life. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
AMAZON WORKER KILLED
After a worker was killed at an Amazon facility, Amazon was fined….$7000. The Washington Post reported:
After an 11-week investigation, Indiana safety officials found that Amazon failed to ensure a workplace “free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death” and issued a serious safety citation.
The penalty? A $7,000 fine, the maximum in Indiana.
Amazon, America's second-largest private employer, is under unprecedented scrutiny for a high r...
2023-12-0119 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Current Topics w/ DisplayRideWe talk with Abdul from DisplayRide about the latest news and topics affecting gig workers.
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2023-11-1722 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Money, Tipping, and EvidenceAn Uber driver shares his story, DoorDash pushes tips, and Amazon destroys evidence. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 10/30/23
One driver shares how he made $80,000 last year. Business Insider reported:
Last year, Rich said he made over $80,000 driving for Uber, according to a tax document viewed by Insider. But he said it took a lot of hours to earn this income.
Rich considers himself retired, but he said whenever he's not traveling, he usually drives between about 40 and 55 hours a week for Uber. He's completed over 17,000 trips since he began driving, and...
2023-11-0317 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week in Rideshare: Japan, Pay and Waymo.Japan lifts its ban, how much drivers actually make and Uber goes self-driving. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 10/23/23
Japan may lift its ban on ride sharing. Bloomberg reported:
Facing a shortage of drivers and shrinking options for transportation, the Japanese government is moving toward lifting its ban on ride sharing, a move that could open the door for Uber Technologies Inc. and its rivals to expand services.
The number of drivers in the taxi industry has declined about 20% since 2019, according to Japan Federation of Hire-Taxi Associations. Looser regulations on ride sharing...
2023-10-2716 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThe Rideshare Guy Talks Accidents.Harry Campbell, "The Rideshare Guy" talks with attorney Bryant Greening on how we help drivers after accidents and the ways drivers can protect themselves before anything happens.
Topics include: How to handle accidents, why rideshare insurance is important and how LegalRideshare has paved the way as the go-to resource for all rideshare related accidents and injuries.
2023-10-2030 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare Feat. DeliveryTV!We had a chance to sit down with Luiz from DELIVERYTV to discuss recent news and events affecting delivery and all gig workers. ----------------------------------- ACCIDENT? INJURY? LegalRideshare is the first law firm in the United States to focus exclusively on Uber®, Lyft®, gig workers, delivery and e-scooter accidents and injuries. Consultations are always free. https://LegalRideshare.com
2023-10-0626 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Traffic, StopClub, and Threats.Traffic gets worse, StopClub helps drivers, and Uber fights the EU. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 9/18/23
Uber made traffic bad. Robotaxis will make it worse. San Francisco Chronicle adds:
The real threat from robotaxis is the underlying technology. Once these cars inevitably learn to get around the traffic cones and gain the public's trust, their convenience could seduce us into vastly overusing our cars.
The result? An artificial-intelligence-powered nightmare of traffic, technically perfect but awful for our cities.
In the 2010s, the Senseable City Lab at the Massachusetts Institute...
2023-09-2217 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Tasks, Women, and Pay
This Week In Rideshare: Tasks, Women, and Pay
Uber's new service, Lyft's new feature, and Amazon's new deal. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 9/11/23
Uber might be launching a new service. Engadget reported:
According to Bloomberg, the company is exploring the possibility of offering a new TaskRabbit-like service. Developer Steve Moser found code hidden within Uber's iPhone app for an offering that's reportedly codenamed “Chore.” Based on its current iteration, Chore will let you hire “taskers” and will let you specify in the app what you need help with, how long you think it would...
2023-09-1413 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Laws, Chicken, and Robotaxis.One driver's legal fight, Uber plays chicken and robotaxis are here. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 8/28/23
One driver's legal fight could upend the gig economy. Fortune reported:
The court recently allowed a special lawsuit to be brought against Uber from drivers demanding coverage for work-related expenses. This decision highlights the back-and-forth struggle for the soul of the gig economy in California — and possibly throughout the United States.
Erik Adolph, the UberEats driver at the heart of this case, is not merely a plaintiff. He symbolizes the struggle of gig workers seeking fa...
2023-08-3115 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Dara, Minneapolis, and California.Dara moonlights as a driver, a mayor vetoes a bill, and Uber raises the minimum age. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 8/21/23
A new study looks at delivery drivers' working conditions. Business World reported:
The conditions of gig workers at local ride-hailing and delivery platforms have shown no improvement since last year, according to a study, highlighting financial insecurity and safety risks due to limited protections.
None of the ten platforms demonstrated fair pay and representation among workers, Fairwork said in a statement e-mailed to reporters on Thursday.
On fair...
2023-08-2518 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Robotaxis, Minimum Wage, and Job Market (feat. Rideshare Professor)Robotaxis go wild, Minnesota drivers win big and is Uber broken?
We sit down with Torsten the Rideshare Professor to discuss on This Week In Rideshare.
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2023-08-2133 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Safety, Surge and Deactivations.New features come to Chicago, Lyft wants to drop surge pricing, and Seattle fights deactivations. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 8/7/23
Some driver groups aren't pro driver at all. Fast Company reported:
In Massachusetts, two coalitions, each claiming to represent the real voice of rideshare drivers — but with sharply different funders — released dueling ballot initiatives this week to decide the rights of Uber and Lyft drivers.
What may not be immediately obvious to voters is that the group is bankrolled by tens of millions of dollars from the gig companies. It's a rebo...
2023-08-1117 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Autonomous, Shoppers, and Profits.
This Week In Rideshare: Autonomous, Shoppers, and Profits.
Test driver is charged, drivers pay gets cut, and Uber makes money. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 7/31/23
The test driver in the deadly autonomous vehicle crash gets sentenced. Jalopnik reported:
In March 2018, one of Uber's autonomous prototypes hit a pedestrian crossing the street. The victim, Elaine Herzberg, was taken to the hospital and later died from her injuries. It was later revealed that Rafaela Vasquez, the safety operator, was looking at her phone leading up to the fatal crash. At the time there were...
2023-08-0317 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Pedestrians, Carjackings, and Lawsuits.A dangerous time to walk, a carjacking ring gets busted and Uber sues over a wage hike. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 7/3/23
Uber CEO talks green. Today added:
Speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi talks about the company's goal to be at zero emissions in the U.S. by 2030 and also weighs in on autonomous vehicles. NBC's Savannah Sellers reports for TODAY.
TUESDAY 7/4/23
It's the most dangerous time to be a pedestrian in over 40 years. CNN explains:
A study of State Highway Safety...
2023-07-0719 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Screens, Teens, and Pay.Questions on how Uber screens drivers, teens get access in Atlanta and gig companies complain about pay. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 6/19/23
A lawsuit in Florida raises questions on how Uber screens its drivers. ABC Action News reported:
FL passengers accuse Uber of letting criminals behind the wheel.
“Incomprehensible, really, that something like this could occur,” said Damian Josefsberg, a South Florida businessman who claims his identity was stolen by an Uber driver.
Grace and Josefsberg are now suing Uber, blaming the ride-sharing giant of failing to properly screen its...
2023-06-2320 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastWhy Didn't You Call?You got into an accident and didn't call?? We discuss the importance of being proactive after accidents and how to protect yourself financially.
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2023-05-1818 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Tippers, Bills, and Pickups - (5/11/23)This Week In Rideshare: Tippers, Bills, and Pickups.
The top hits bottom, the fight for standards, and Lyft goes into flight. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 5/8/23
Drivers say the worst tippers….are the rich. Business Insider reported:
Ray, a 57-year-old Tampa Bay gig worker of seven years who drives at least 50 hours a week for Uber, Lyft, and Instacart, told Insider that roughly one out of four of his riders tip — and that those who do usually only leave a buck or two. But he said that customers who appear to be w...
2023-05-1218 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: One Star, House Bill, and Lyft Earnings - (5/5/23)This Week In Rideshare: One Star, House Bill, and Lyft Earnings.
A drug dealer review-bombs a driver, Uber fights Illinois and Lyft's stock takes a hit. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 5/1/23
A drug dealer gives a gig worker one star. Business Insider reported:
An Uber worker received a one-star review from a customer who was angry that she reported a suspicious package to a police station.
It turned out that the worker from Sydney was right to trust her gut because it contained two grams of crystal methamphetamine hidden...
2023-05-0515 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Layoffs, Arbitration, and Cabbies. - (4/28/23)This Week In Rideshare: Layoffs, Arbitration, and Cabbies.
Lyft hits the chopping block, drivers aren't exempt, and cabbies can't sue. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 4/24/23
Lyft's new CEO says layoffs are coming. The Guardian reported:
The ride-hailing service Lyft is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees just days after its new CEO, David Risher, began steering the company with an eye toward driving down costs to help bring its fares more in line with its biggest rival, Uber.
Risher, a former Amazon executive, informed Lyft's workforce of more...
2023-04-2815 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: HR, Tipping, and Priorities (4/21/23)This Week In Rideshare: HR, Tipping, and Priorities.
A driver fights HR, the need for tips, and Lyft is on a mission. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 4/17/23
A driver battles with Uber's HR. The Guardian reported:
Alexandru Iftimie, a 39-year-old who came to the UK from Romania seven years ago, was just about making ends meet as an Uber driver during the pandemic when he got an unexpected message from the ride-sharing app.
“I received a warning: ‘We detected some fraudulent activity, therefore you have to stop otherwise I have...
2023-04-2116 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: AI, Benefits, and Features (4/14/23).This Week In Rideshare: AI, Benefits, and Features.
AI changes wages, a win for drivers, and new features drop in NYC. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 4/10/23
An Uber Eats driver tries to “game” the system. Business Insider reported:
The 56-year-old, who drives an elderly Subaru, told The New York Times that he focuses on affluent parts of Los Angeles such as Pacific Palisades, where high-value orders are more common. So are big tips — in theory, at least.
He recalled waiting in an alley next to a dumpster in Pacific Palisa...
2023-04-1415 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: ACCIDENTS - TRUE OR FALSE?Attorney Bryant Greening tells us what's TRUE or FALSE relating to accidents, insurance, and more. ------------------------- LegalRideshare is the first law firm in the United States to focus exclusively on Uber, Lyft, gig workers, delivery and e-scooter accidents and injuries. Consultations are always free. https://LegalRideshare.com (312)767-7950 Help@LegalRideshare.com
2023-04-0816 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Ghosts, Lyft and Seattle - (3/31/23)This Week In Rideshare: Ghosts, Lyft and Seattle.
Uber Eats chases ghosts, Lyft gets a new CEO and Seattle drivers get a first. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 3/27/23
Uber Eats is cracking down on “ghost” menus. Business Insider reported:
The delivery app plans to remove roughly 5,000 brands that sell food through the platform, Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Those restaurants represent about 13% of all virtual brands on Uber Eats, according to the Journal.
The reason: The brands were the result of restaurants copying and pasting their menus in vari...
2023-03-3117 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Bills, AB5, and $36 - (3/24/23)
This Week In Rideshare: Bills, AB5, and $36.
Illinois and Uber clash, AB5 back on the chopping block, and a Connecticut bill offering drivers $36/hr. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 3/20/23
Uber threatens to leave Illinois if a new bill is passed. MyStateline.com added:
A bill in the state capitol would remove the exemption of drivers of rideshare apps like Uber and Lyft to be classified as “common carriers”. Under a 2014 law, drivers working for companies like Uber and Lyft were exempt from the law.
The bill follows a recent high-profile Illinois court case...
2023-03-2420 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Lawsuits, California, and Gas - (3/17/23)This Week In Rideshare: Lawsuits, California, and Gas.
We file a lawsuit against Lyft, California court favors Uber and the best speed to save money. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 3/13/23
The mother of a Lyft driver who was tragically killed on the job, is suing the company. ABC 20 reported:
According to the lawsuit, Williams' mother, Tia Williams, and Lyft supposedly knew Williams was using the app to target rideshare drivers but failed to take action.
“The family has reason to believe that this was not the first time in wh...
2023-03-1721 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Airports, Pay and Alto (3/10/23)This Week In Rideshare: Airports, Pay and Alto.
Uber aids air travel, drivers get a raise, and Alto keeps growing. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 3/6/23
Uber drivers reveal their pet peeves. Autoblog adds:
Are you always late to your Uber? Less than polite to drivers? Ask them to stop at drive-thrus? You may not like it, but you could be an Uber driver's worst nightmare.
1. Rude passengers
2. Requesting stops at drive-thrus or convenience stores
3. Not tipping
4. Arriving late
5. No-go zones
2023-03-1016 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Deactivations, Deaths and Driving Tech (3/3/23)This Week In Rideshare: Deactivations, Deaths and Driving Tech.
Gig workers get fired, deaths on the rise and robots aiding drivers. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 2/27/23
Drivers strike at LaGuardia. CBS News reported:
Mohammed, a father of three, is one of thousands of drivers planning to go on strike at the airport.
“We're striking to get our raise back. TLC gave us a raise, and Uber blocked it, took TLC to the court and won the case,” he said.
Drivers are demanding their full raise for operating cost...
2023-03-0318 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastHow To Make Money After An AccidentIt sounds crazy, even "click-baity" but it is more than possible! LegalRideshare co-founder and lead attorney Bryant Greening explains the process, the results and debunks some of the common myths along the way.
2023-02-2518 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Gen Z, Fares, and Lyft - (2/17/23).This Week In Rideshare: Gen Z, Fares, and Lyft.
Gen Z isn't driving, drivers aren't benefiting, and Lyft isn't winning. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 2/13/23
Gen Z has no interest in driving. Washington Post reported:
Unlike previous generations, they don't see cars as a ticket to freedom or a crucial life milestone. The question — for American drivers and for the planet — is whether that trend will last.
In 1997, 43 percent of 16-year-olds and 62 percent of 17-year-olds had driver's licenses. In 2020, those numbers had fallen to 25 percent and 45 percent. “Anecdotally, we're hearin...
2023-02-1716 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastAre We "AMBULANCE CHASERS?" LegalRideshare co-founder weighs in.Due to popular demand, we've decided to answer the age-old question: "Aren't you just ambulance chasers??" LegalRideshare co-founder and attorney Bryant Greening answers that question. Including: -What Does LegalRideshare do? -What type of cases do we handle? -How do I make money after an accident? -Why choose LegalRideshare?
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2023-02-1420 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Docks, Drivers and Dilemma (2/10/23).
This Week In Rideshare: Docks, Drivers and Dilemma.
Scooters get locked, 2 billion trips through Uber and the worker-hero dilemma. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 2/6/23
Scooters get locked up. Bloomberg reported:
This week, Lyft announced that it is piloting a more structural solution: a dock that can park both rented bikes and scooters. Two prototypes of the Pillar model are already on the ground in San Francisco, where Lyft is headquartered, in anticipation of a future rollout in its other scooter-share markets, like Denver, Minneapolis and Washington, DC.
Last May, Lyft started piloting...
2023-02-1120 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastAre We AMBULANCE CHASERS? LegalRideshare Co-founder Weighs in.Are We Ambulance Chasers? LegalRideshare Co-founder Weighs in.
Due to popular demand, we've decided to answer the age-old question: "Are you just ambulance chasers??" LegalRideshare co-founder and attorney Bryant Greening will answer that question.
Including:
What Does LegalRideshare do?
What type of cases do we handle?
How do I make money after an accident?
Why choose LegalRideshare?
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2023-01-2700 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Colorado, Deactivations, and EVs. (1/20/23)This Week In Rideshare: Colorado, Deactivations, and EVs.
Lawmakers join drivers, IDG fights deactivations and Uber teams up with car makers. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
Monday 1/16/23
Colorado drivers are teaming up with lawmakers to fight for better working conditions. The Denver Post reported:
Ride-share and delivery drivers in Colorado and across the nation appear to be nearing a breaking point. A recent study found Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers in the state made just $5.49 per hour after expenses — one-third of Denver's minimum wage.
Stephanie Vigil, a Colorado Springs Democrat, in...
2023-01-2017 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Tesla, Minneapolis, and Instacart (1/13/23)This Week In Rideshare: Tesla, Minneapolis, and Instacart.
A glitch gone wrong, city council joins drivers and Instacart pays up. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 1/9/23
A part-time Instacart shopper details the ups and down of the job. Scary Mommy adds:
I learned a lot during those first few “batches” or trips. For instance, on my second attempt at grabbing groceries, I didn't stop to look at what was being ordered — nor did I consider that I should.
Fresh out of a battle with bronchitis, imagine my horror when that $18 “batch” o...
2023-01-1318 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare Podcast: Habits, Strikes and Hikes (1/6/23)This Week In Rideshare Podcast: Habits, Strikes and Hikes.
A woman's “habit” to stay safe, drivers strike in New York and a pay hike is blocked. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 1/2/23
After multiple flight delays, a couple takes a $600 Uber ride home. NBC12 reported:
The Kinneys eventually arrived to Las Vegas late, their plane was gone, there were too many winter storms to drive a rental car, and they changed two flights already before finally finding one to St. Louis.
“My wife casually joked with the Uber driver how it...
2023-01-0614 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Strikes, Unions and Models (12/22/22)This Week In Rideshare: Strikes, Unions and Models.
Drivers fight back, a push for unions and a broken business model. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 12/19/22
After Uber blocked a recent pay raise, NYC drivers went to the streets in protest. ABC7 reported:
The protest comes after Uber successfully took legal action to block a scheduled pay raise and fare hike for Uber drivers in the city.
Around 100 drivers headed over the Brooklyn Bridge Monday morning into lower Manhattan demanding action be taken by the company.
A federal...
2022-12-2215 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Crimes, Trucks and Uber - (12/2/22)This Week In Rideshare: Crimes, Trucks and Uber.
Passengers on guard, self-driving trucks expand and Uber not downsizing. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 11/28/22
The Uber-ization of trucking is speeding up. American Journal Of Transportation reported:
There's also a shakeout among the brokers who match trucking companies with loads that need to be shipped. Silicon Valley entered the fray a few years ago and digitized what had been a transaction done with phone calls and paper. Large and established brokers have also bolstered their technology, leaving the 17,000 smaller firms that haven't evolved...
2022-12-0215 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare Podcast: Driverless, Electric and Robotic - (11/11/22)
Driverless goes EV, a Lyft plan flops and Amazon debuts Sparrow. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
MONDAY 11/7/22
One driver is putting in the hours to eventually become a day trader. Fast Company interviewed the driver who said:
If you're willing to do eight hours or 12 hour days, that's really what pays off. If you do less than eight hours a day, I always feel like my dollars per hour is significantly less, unless there's a fringe case where I'm finishing up a promotion or something like that.
Something I would absolutely recommend for every driver...
2022-11-1112 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Ads, Whistleblower and Layoffs - 11/4/22Uber annoys riders, a bombshell by a former employee and Lyft blames drivers. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
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2022-11-0413 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Accidents, Left Turns, and Fake Accounts - 10/28/22We weigh in on accidents, Uber turns right, and fake accounts get frozen. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
2022-10-2815 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week In Rideshare: Pot, Fees, and Ads - 10/21/22Uber Eats delivers pot, Lyft increases fees and Uber launches ads. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
2022-10-2114 minThe LegalRideshare PodcastThis Week in Rideshare: EVs, Prop 22, and Amazon - 9.23.22EVs by 2030, Prop 22 hurts drivers and Amazon's dangerous game. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
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