All the headlines from our Lyft Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 16 2016 // Five Lyft drivers and the Teamsters union will object to a proposed class action settlement, saying it would shortchange drivers by keeping them as independent contractors instead of employees, a union spokesman said on...
Mar 14 2016 // It seems likely based on recent legislative developments that Massachusetts will adopt regulations for ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft, but it’s still far too early to assume what the final rules might...
Mar 11 2016 // New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez arrived this week in her first Uber ride and signed a bill allowing ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft to operate in the state.The Republican governor said the measure ends the confusion...
Mar 7 2016 // The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the city of Seattle over an ordinance that allows drivers of ridesharing apps Uber and Lyft to unionize, saying it violates federal antitrust laws.Seattle last year became the first...
Mar 2 2016 // An Albuquerque Republican says she is hopeful Lyft will return to New Mexico after state lawmakers passed a bill regulating similar ride-booking companies.Rep. Monica Youngblood says officials with the San Francisco-based...
Mar 2 2016 // An Albuquerque Republican says she is hopeful Lyft will return to New Mexico after state lawmakers passed a bill regulating similar ride-booking companies.Rep. Monica Youngblood says officials with the San Francisco-based...
Feb 19 2016 // A bill aimed at welcoming and regulating ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft in New Mexico has been approved by state Senate.The Senate passed the legislation Thursday morning. The legal status of the companies has...
Feb 1 2016 // Ridesharing company Lyft has locked in a deal to operate at Reno-Tahoe International Airport.The Reno-Gazette Journal reported that Lyft obtained an agreement Friday to expand operations and will get to join Uber in doing...
Jan 27 2016 // Ride-hailing service Lyft has agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit in California by giving drivers additional workplace protections but without classifying them as employees, removing a major threat to its...
Dec 22 2015 // Two Honolulu council members want ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate more like taxi companies.The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that the city bill includes a variety of changes. Among them, the measure...
Dec 15 2015 // Seattle’s City Council voted unanimously to give collective bargaining rights to drivers-for-hire, such as those who work for rideshare companies Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc.The bill, proposed by city council...
Dec 10 2015 // Judges and juries around the country are being asked to decide whether Uber and Lyft drivers and other participants in the “gig economy” are really independent contractors or just employees in disguise. But...
Dec 8 2015 // Ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft should continue to operating in Portland, Ore. after the City Council approved a new set of rules to govern taxis.The Oregonian reported that the council voted last week to allow...
Dec 4 2015 // A St. Louis judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the ride-hailing service Lyft.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a judge also lifted an injunction that barred Lyft from operating in St. Louis and St. Louis County....
Nov 24 2015 // Clark County, Nev. commissioners plan to reconsider a controversial ordinance requiring companies such as Uber and Lyft to hand over a list of their drivers every month.Commissioner Steve Sisolak requested Wednesday that...
Nov 12 2015 // Ride service Uber is attempting a new legal maneuver to learn more about an Internet address that it thinks could help identify the individual who improperly accessed an Uber database last year, according to court filings...
Nov 2 2015 // In a move that is sure to further frustrate Florida taxicab companies, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FDHSMV) has asked a Leon County, Florida, judge to dismiss a complaint requiring the state...
Oct 28 2015 // Lyft is the first ridesharing company to offer trips to travelers at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.Lyft said it began offering airport rides Monday morning. The company’s smartphone app connects...
Oct 23 2015 // New York’s governor says he’s in favor of a statewide licensing system for Uber and Lyft as the two app-based car services look to expand throughout the state.Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters Wednesday that a...
Oct 19 2015 // Lyft drivers have a new ridesharing insurance option covering all three ridesharing periods. Those changes came to light earlier this month with the introduction of a new product, approved by Insurance Commissioner Dave...