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#1 DoorDash, Uber Cost Drivers $550 Million in Tips, NYC Says

Jan 16 2026 // DoorDash Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. have deprived New York delivery workers of more than $550 million in tips after changing the interfaces on their apps, according to findings released in a report from a city...

#2 Doordash, Uber Fail to Stop NYC Law Requiring 10% Tip Prompt

Jan 26 2026 // DoorDash Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. lost a bid to block a New York City law requiring a tipping option be presented to customers at checkout from going into effect Monday.A federal judge on Friday denied the...

#3 Pennsylvania High Court Quashes Challenge to Uber’s ‘Clickwrap’ Arbitration Agreement

Jan 23 2026 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has vacated a lower appeals court ruling that had found ride-hailing firm Uber’s “clickwrap” mandatory arbitration agreement unenforceable because it would deprive a husband...

#4 Rideshare Drivers Protest Robotaxis as California Considers More Regulations

Jan 12 2026 // Drivers for Lyft and Uber protested self-driving Waymo taxis in San Francisco on Friday, urging state regulators to exercise greater oversight of autonomous vehicles, given recent events in which the cars killed pets and...

#5 Dutch Court Rules Uber Drivers Can Be Treated as Self-Employed

Jan 27 2026 // A Dutch court on Tuesday overturned a 2021 ruling that had classified all Uber drivers as employees, stating that individual drivers can be treated as independent entrepreneurs.The Amsterdam court said six drivers who had...