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Uber Jury Awards $8.5 Million Damages in Sexual Assault Case

Feb 6 2026 // Uber Technologies Inc. was hit with $8.5 million in damages in a trial over a 19-year-old woman’s claim that she was raped by her driver in Arizona, raising the rideshare giant’s risk of a costly settlement to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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