All the headlines from our Uber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 10 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. drivers seeking to be treated as employees won a ruling that could add tens of thousands of them to the case and put hundreds of millions dollars more at stake.The drivers can now seek expense...
Dec 9 2015 // Travelers to and from Las Vegas can now take an Uber to and from McCarran International Airport as the company has reached an agreement with the airport.The Las Vegas Sun reported that the airport’s Uber ban was...
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 8 2015 // Jackson has taken a step toward regulating ride-hailing services such as Uber after the Rules Committee of the Jackson City Council voted to send a suggested ordinance to the full council.The suggested regulations include...
Dec 7 2015 // Uber plans to bring ridesharing to either side of Lake Tahoe before the end of the year.A recent agreement with Nevada allowed the company to launch simultaneously on the California and Nevada sides of Lake Tahoe, the Reno...
Dec 6 2015 // Florida’s job agency has ruled that drivers for Uber and other app companies connecting passengers with rides are not entitled employed benefits due to laid off workers. The Orlando Sentinel reports the Florida...
Dec 1 2015 // The mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida, wants to waive about half of the fines Uber currently owes the county.The Miami Herald reports Mayor Carlos Gimenez is pressing commissioners to take up his proposal to legalize the...
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 24 2015 // Fifty seven and a half cents for every mile logged.That’s the latest demand from Uber Technologies Inc. drivers in California suing to be treated like employees. Whether the drivers can pursue pay for mileage on...
Nov 23 2015 // Two Rhode Island taxi companies seeking to stop ride-hailing company Uber from operating in Rhode Island have agreed to delay the case until after the legislative session.Orange Cab of Newport and Airport Taxi of Warwick...
Nov 20 2015 // A U.S. appeals court this week denied ride service Uber’s request to immediately appeal an order approving class certification in a lawsuit filed by drivers who wish to be deemed employees.The ruling, from the 9th...
Nov 19 2015 // Judges for the Pennsylvania agency that regulates buses and taxis recommended on Tuesday a record $50 million fine against ride-sharing company Uber for operating in the state without approval.Two administrative law judges...
Nov 18 2015 // St. Louis-area taxi drivers suing Uber allege they’ve seen up to a 40 percent dip in business since the ride service began operating in violation of local regulations.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that drivers...
Nov 16 2015 // An Uber driver is suing a California man accused of slapping and hitting the driver in an attack that was recorded on video.Edward Caban filed a lawsuit in early November in Orange County against 32-year-old Benjamin...
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 10 2015 // Mayors of some of upstate New York’s largest cities have joined together to support Uber’s proposal to expand throughout the state.Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, Binghamton Mayor Richard David and Syracuse...
Nov 10 2015 // The ridesharing company Uber has filed an application with Montana regulators for a license to operate in the state, starting a protest period for any motor carrier or member of the public to comment before the Public...
Nov 5 2015 // An Uber driver is suing a California man accused of slapping and hitting the driver in an attack that was recorded on video.KABC-TV in Los Angeles reported Edward Caban filed a lawsuit earlier this week in Orange County...
Nov 4 2015 // Police say a mid-level manager for Taco Bell Corp. repeatedly slapped an Uber driver in the face after being told to get out of the car because he was too drunk to give directions.The incident Friday was captured on dash...
Nov 3 2015 // New York’s taxi industry says Uber’s proposal to expand outside of the New York City area threatens the jobs of dispatchers and others who work behind the scenes for cab companies around the state.The Committee...