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AB5 notches another win: Supreme Court won’t hear Postmates/Uber case 

Backers of California’s AB5 independent contractor law have scored a fresh victory after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Postmates/Uber case. 

California’s independent contractor law, AB5, has racked up another victory in the federal court system.

The U.S. Supreme Court without comment – which is common practice – denied review Tuesday in the case known both as Olson, for lead plaintiff Lydia Olson, and Uber/Postmates, to distinguish it from other Uber-driven litigation against AB5.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ab5-notches-another-win-supreme-court-wont-hear-postmates-uber-case

Uber Freight announces new tech offerings, reaches $20B in managed freight

Managed transportation provider Uber Freight announced Tuesday at its annual Deliver conference in Frisco, Texas, a number of new features available to customers and said the company’s freight under management has grown to $20 billion.

“The beauty of our network is that as we grow, the more we can drive our algorithms and planning optimization, bringing more savings back to our customers,” said Lior Ron, founder and CEO of Uber Freight. The company has saved over $1.5 billion in transportation...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-freight-announces-new-tech-offerings-reaches-20b-in-managed-freight

California’s AB5 upheld by appeals court panel in Uber/Postmates case

California’s independent contractor law, AB5, has been upheld unanimously by an 11-member panel of the the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the second time in recent months the law has been victorious in federal courts.

The case known as Olson, after the lead named plaintiff, Uber driver Lydia Olson, was filed in 2019 by Uber (NYSE: UBER) and Postmates, a gig worker delivery company that was acquired by Uber in 2020. At its heart was the question of whether, given the numerous exemptions from...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/californias-ab5-upheld-by-appeals-court-panel-in-uber-postmates-case

Minnesota OKs deal on Uber, Lyft pay; California court may uphold Prop 22

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has said he will sign into law a bill that ends the threat of Uber and Lyft leaving the Twin Cities area and sets statewide compensation rates for ride-hailing services.

Meanwhile, arguments in the California Supreme Court’s review of Proposition 22, which aims to protect gig workers from the state’s AB5 law, suggest the voter-approved initiative may stand, exempting companies like Uber and Lyft from AB5’s strict limits on who can be classified as an independent...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/minnesota-oks-deal-on-uber-lyft-pay-california-court-may-uphold-prop-22

Minimum pay for Uber, Lyft drivers in Minneapolis pushed back to July

The showdown in Minneapolis over a May 1 level of minimum pay for what the city calls Transportation Network Companies — specifically, Uber and Lyft — has been put off for at least two months.

With both companies having said they would pull out of the city when the minimum compensation ordinance went into effect at the start of next month — and news reports saying Uber (NYSE: UBER) also would withdraw from the larger Twin Cities area, including the airport, which is not located in either...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/minimum-pay-for-uber-lyft-drivers-in-minneapolis-pushed-back-to-july

After minimum pay rule passes, Uber and Lyft threaten to leave Minneapolis

The clock is ticking on a threat by Uber and Lyft to pull out of Minneapolis on May 1 after the City Council this week overrode a mayoral veto of an ordinance laying out minimum compensation requirements for app-based drivers.

The current measure has few substantive differences from a plan that died last year after it was vetoed by Mayor Jacob Frey.

Last year’s veto override vote was 5-5 with three abstentions. This time, the vote was a veto-proof 10-3 in favor. There have been changes in the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/after-minimum-pay-rule-passes-uber-and-lyft-threaten-to-leave-minneapolis

Ε.Ε.: Κρίσιμη συμφωνία για τους εργαζομένους σε πλατφόρμες τύπου Uber και Deliveroo

Οι διαπραγματευτές της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης κατέληξαν σε συμφωνία, που αφορά εκατομμύρια εργαζομένους σε πλατφόρμες τύπου Uber ή διανομής τροφίμων.
Η προσωρινή συμφωνία θα απαιτήσει από τις πλατφόρμες να δώσουν πλήρες…

Ε.Ε.: Κρίσιμη συμφωνία για τους εργαζομένους σε πλατφόρμες τύπου Uber και Deliveroo...

https://www.naftemporiki.gr/finance/world/1547779/e-e-krisimi-symfonia-gia-toys-ergazomenoys-se-platformes-typoy-uber-kai-deliveroo/

Uber unveils store package pickup service

Uber Technologies Inc. said Tuesday it has unveiled a store pickup service in which a buyer can arrange to have goods picked up at a store and delivered to a residence.

Under the service, following completion of a purchase, a consumer uploads the receipt in the Uber app to trigger the courier pickup. Items must be less than $200 in value and weigh less than 30 pounds, Uber (NYSE: UBER) said.

Customers can track their pickup delivery in real time in the Uber app and will be notified when the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-unveils-store-package-pickup-service

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