Eligible Metro Vancouver Lyft drivers can rent the Toyota Mirai sedan in one-week increments up to four weeks at a time using the KINTO Share Canada app.
New York’s TLC-licensed taxi and ride-hailing drivers are classified as essential workers — so why are they being overlooked when it comes to vaccine priority?
The partnership allows First Transit to perform field operations for BIKETOWN, the city’s 1,500 bike-share system.
The General Services Administration issued the potentially $810 million contract last week.
Backed by Uber, Lyft, and food delivery apps such as Postmates, Proposition 22 exempts app-based drivers from Assembly Bill 5, the California law that created a stricter criteria for independent contractors.
According to a CarGuru's study, 28% of respondents said they expect to use taxis or ridesharing services less, and 11% expect not to use the services at all.
Preliminary analysis suggests the new wage standard would improve pay for 84% of drivers, the mayor's office said.
Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman said the companies have violated California labor law by labeling its drivers as contractor workers instead of employees.
The lawsuits stem from Uber and Lyft classifying drivers as independent contractors instead of employees — an alleged violation of state labor laws.
Lyft gets a ready supply of vehicles while Sixt gets an alternative outlet for its fleet — yet this partnership’s potential long-term evolution could be the true art in this deal.