All the headlines from our Uber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 23 2015 // Anthem Data Breach“The personally identifiable information apparently hacked at Anthem is exactly what tax fraud thieves use to make false refund claims that appear to be legitimate.” —Kevin Sullivan,...
Feb 13 2015 // Last month, California regulators said all “peer-to-peer” taxi drivers (i.e. Uber & Lyft) were required to have “commercial” plates, stating, “Customers have inquired about this process...
Feb 13 2015 // Minnesota lawmakers could decide whether to regulate the ride-hailing industry this year.House and Senate legislators say they plan to introduce bills soon to toughen insurance regulations for companies like Uber and Lyft....
Feb 13 2015 // Pennsylvania’s regulators say they’re satisfied with the plan by the ridesharing service Lyft to comply with conditions for a two-year license for experimental service to operate everywhere in the state except...
Feb 13 2015 // Georgia legislators have filed a flurry of bills aimed at forcing ridesharing companies such as Uber to conduct more rigorous background checks on their drivers and raise liability insurance minimums for passengers.Uber...
Feb 11 2015 // While Uber may be a new kind of ride service, it should comply with the same rules as traditional taxi companies – and that means being licensed by the city, the Eugene City Council has decided .The council voted 8-0 on...
Feb 6 2015 // Lawmakers say a fight between Nevada’s taxicab industry and Uber, the ride hailing company that operated in the state this fall before a court decision prompted it to shut down, could be the biggest transportation...
Feb 6 2015 // The chairman of the Georgia House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee has sponsored a bill to regulate the popular ridesharing service Uber. Republican Rep. Alan Powell of Hartwell said Wednesday that House Bill...
Feb 3 2015 // Eugene, Ore. has granted Uber’s request for a delay in its appeal hearing.The Register-Guard reported the hearing had been set for Monday and a new date hasn’t been scheduled. Meanwhile, Uber and city officials...
Feb 2 2015 // The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has given ride-sharing service Uber a two-year experimental license to operate anywhere in the state except Philadelphia, where it has been operating despite a local ban.The...
Feb 2 2015 // Uber faces an ever-growing cast of adversaries that includes dubious regulators, litigious drivers, hostile members of the press, and some well-funded rivals. But the most significant threat to the app-based transportation...
Feb 2 2015 // A U.S. judge appeared skeptical on Jan. 30 about Uber’s bid for a quick pretrial ruling that its drivers are contractors and not employees, a critical question facing Silicon Valley’s sharing economy.App-based...
Jan 30 2015 // Lyft Inc.’s practice of treating drivers as independent contractors was questioned by a federal judge who said that under California law they may be considered employees who would qualify for minimum wage and other...
Jan 30 2015 // The ridesharing service Uber has left Auburn, Ala. in its rearview mirror.The Opelika-Auburn News reported that the popular service that lets users book rides using a mobile app sent emails to drivers and customers last...
Jan 28 2015 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved a filing that will enable Uber drivers purchasing coverage through Metromile to add a new coverage endorsement to their personal auto policy.That endorsement will...
Jan 28 2015 // Palm Beach County officials have fined the ride-hailing service Uber and six of its drivers more than $44,000. The Palm Beach Post reports the county conducted stings last week in Boca Raton and Delray Beach, issuing...
Jan 26 2015 // California has retracted a notice that said private drivers for ridesharing companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. must have a commercial license plate or risk getting a citation.The California Department...
Jan 26 2015 // Florida’s insurance regulators have determined that a ridesharing company’s automobile commercial liability policy meets state regulations, but legislative action is likely necessary to clarify whether that...
Jan 20 2015 // Taxi owners accused Boston officials of violating their constitutional rights by permitting Uber Technologies Inc. and other ride-sharing services to operate on city streets.The cabbies, in a lawsuit filed last Friday by...
Jan 20 2015 // South Carolina has ordered Uber to stop its ride-sharing service that operates in four cities.The Public Service Commission issued a cease-and-desist order on January 15. Uber launched its ride service in Charleston,...