The LegalRideshare Podcast

The dirty truth about delivery, Uber goes AV, and drivers get unlocked. LegalRideshare breaks it down. AN UBER EATS STORY One Uber Eats worker shares life as a delivery driver. Business Insider reported : In May 2023, I got laid off from my full-time job in SEO and started driving for Uber Eats to pay my rent. I would recommend doing literally anything else than delivering food for a living. It wa...

Workers get injured, an app arms drivers, and the queen of rideshare mafia. LegalRideshare breaks it down. HALF OF ALL AMAZON WORKERS GET INJURED Amazon Prime Day Sales offer a lot more than discounts. Scripps News reported : Nearly half of Amazon's warehouse workers are injured during its Prime Day savings event, a Senate committee's investigation found. On Monday, one day before this year's two-...

Drivers fight back, data tells all, and Uber gives insights. LegalRideshare breaks it down. DRIVERS FIGHT BACK Chicago rideshare drivers are fighting back against deactivations. Capital & Main explains : Chicago rideshare drivers gathered between the first and second terminals of O'Hare International Airport on June 25 to launch their latest call for change: an end to “unfair deactivatio...

Waymo “freaks out”, Uber cuts fares and teens ignite an old debate. LegalRideshare breaks it down. WAYMO “FREAKS OUT” A Waymo vehicle freaked out in Phoenix. The Verge reported : In about two-and-a-half minutes of bodycam footage published by AZCentral, the officer told Waymo the car was driving in a construction zone when it “went into opposing lanes of traffic, whic...

Uber locks out drivers, Waymo expands and Uber loses in California. LegalRideshare breaks it down. UBER LOCKS OUT DRIVERS Uber is locking out drivers in NYC. Yahoo! Finance reported : Uber Technologies Inc. has begun locking New York City drivers out of its app during periods of low demand in an attempt to fight a minimum wage rule, and Lyft Inc. is threatening to do the same. As a result, some dr...

Waymo recalls over 600 cars, a driver makes $80 a week and how many passengers tip? LegalRideshare breaks it down. WAYMO RECALLS 600+ SELF-DRIVING CARS Waymo has recalled more than 600 self-driving cars. Fox 10 reported : The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in its report that last month a driverless Waymo vehicle hit a wooden utility pole in Phoenix while it was in an alleyway...

The real winner of the Minneapolis deal, Uber takes a loss and PA drives up safety. LegalRideshare breaks it down. DRIVER WAGES IN MINNEAPOLIS The new deal in Minneapolis may be a big win for Uber. The Guardian explains : On 20 May, the city council heralded a compromise with the ride-hailing companies. Uber and Lyft would agree to an inflation-pegged wage floor matching Minnesota's minimum wage o...

Dara's plea to Japan, drivers with guns, and lack of flexibility. LegalRideshare breaks it down. DARA WANTS JAPAN TO ALLOW INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS Dara has an ask for Japan: let drivers work as independent contractors. Kyodo News reported : Uber Technologies Inc.'s top executive urged Japan to allow rideshare drivers to work independently, rather than obliging them to work under taxi companies, un...

Prop 22 is on the line, Uber decides to stay, and drivers see through the pricing. LegalRideshare breaks it down. PROP 22'S FINAL TEST The fight against Prop 22 has hit its final test. SF Gate reported : On Tuesday, California's Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the constitutionality of the 2020 law that classifies Uber and Lyft drivers as independent contractors rather than full-fledge...

Gig work is up, Uber gets out, and losses pile on. LegalRideshare breaks it down. GIG WORKERS ON THE RISE As high-paying jobs are harder to find, workers are turning to rideshare. Business Insider reported : The share of Bank of America customers receiving income from ride-hailing nearly tripled from less than 0.4% in March 2020 to about 1.2% as of March, exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according t...

$44 million awarded, riders get checked, and robotaxis get confused. LegalRideshare breaks it down. $44 MILLION LAWSUIT The family of a murdered Lyft driver has been rewarded $44 million. Chicago Sun Times reported : Kristian Philpotts, 29, accepted a request for a ride in Urbana on Jan. 12, 2022. During the ride, Philpotts was shot by the passenger, Tyjohn Williams of Champaign, according to crim...

High pay myths, AV food delivery and the future of rideshare. LegalRideshare breaks it down. PAYING DRIVERS MORE =/= HIGHER FARES Uber's classic threat has turned out to be false. Truthout.org reported : Our team analyzed over a billion rideshare trips, comparing four years of data in Chicago and New York. These are two of the biggest rideshare markets in the U.S. If Uber's argument was true, fare...

We chat with LegalRideshare 's co-founder & lead attorney Bryant Greening about accidents and deactivations caused by accidents.

Drivers protest, companies step up and the facts about minimum wage. LegalRideshare breaks it down. LOUISVILLE DRIVERS GO ON STRIKE Drivers step up in Kentucky. Spectrum News reported : Around 60 drivers went on strike starting at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. They said they chose the location because they don't make enough on rides from the airport to downtown hotels. Solomon...

NEW GIG WORKER RULES New rules have just taken place. The Dispatch reported: A new Biden administration rule that changes the criteria for determining who is considered an independent contractor under the Federal Labor Standards Act went into effect Monday, potentially redefining “gig work” as we know it. Advocates of the new rule say it will expand the benefits of full employment &mda...

The revolution that wasn't, more threats from Uber and teens get a lift. LegalRideshare breaks it down. THE SELF-DRIVING REVOULTION THAT WASN'T Self-driving was basically “promised” in 2016. So what happened? The Week reported : There are a whole host of reasons that the dream of a self-driving revolution hasn't yet come to pass: cost, the slow evolution of the required technology, and...

The LegalRideshare team talks with Lenny Sanchez of Independent Drivers Guild about unfair deactivations, accidents, insurance and more.

The war for wages, self-driving goes in circles, and Uber ends in the black. LegalRideshare breaks it down. THE FIGHT FOR MINIMUM WAGE Corporations go head-to-head with workers trying to make a living. The Stranger adds : Billion-dollar corporations such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, GrubHub, and InstaCart started ramping up their cry-bully tactics against gig workers after the City of Seattle institute...

Lyft promises pay, Minneapolis considers minimum wage and Waymo hits a bicyclist. LegalRideshare breaks it down. Lyft drivers receive 70% of payments Lyft has a new promise for drivers. CBS News reported : The rideshare company is pledging to pay its lower-earning drivers the difference between their take-home pay (after insurance and taxes) and 70% of their clients' fares each week, Lyft said Tue...

Workers fight for the bare minimum, drivers get a settlement, and the truth behind tipping. LegalRideshare breaks it down. GIG WORKERS & MINIMUM WAGE A new study shows that most gig workers don't even make minimum wage. Nerd Wallet reported : Nearly a third of gig workers (29%) reported earning less than the minimum wage in their state, according to a June 2022 report by the Economic Policy In...

A driver protects himself, Uber kills Drizly and DoorDash hikes fees. LegalRideshare breaks it down. DRIVER DEFENDS HIMSELF. GETS DEACTIVATED. A driver fended off his passenger to save his life. Uber's response? Deactivation. KSDK reported : Keith, 37, said he picked up three men at North Kingshighway Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. Keith said the man pointed a gun right at his face an...

Driverless cars are immune, Uber shrugs the rules, and how $110,000 became $14,000. LegalRideshare breaks it down. DRIVERLESS CARS IMMUNE FROM TICKETS Driverless cars can break the rules. NBC News reported : Driverless cars have been documented running red lights, blocking emergency responders and swerving into construction zones. But NBC Bay Area has learned that when driverless cars break the ru...

The gig is up, fees on funds, and carjackings continue. LegalRideshare breaks it down. DELIVERY'S GOLDEN AGE IS OVER Has delivery's golden age gone rusty? Some workers think so. Business Insider reported : In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Juan started delivering groceries through Instacart and takeout orders via Uber Eats in Southern California. The money was good enough that he didn't need...

Women make less, tips get buried and Amazon uses a blob. LegalRideshare breaks it down. WOMEN MAKE LESS A new study reveals that women make less than men in the gig economy. Business Insider reported : About 23% of Lyft drivers and 20% of Uber drivers are women, according to the most recent company data provided to Business Insider. In 2021, the number of women Uber drivers nearly doubled and surp...

A new EU deal for gig workers, the struggles of one Lyft driver and Amazon robots come cheap. LegalRideshare breaks it down. GIG WORKERS AS EMPLOYEES The EU tells delivery apps gig workers are now employees. Fortune reported : European Union negotiators backed a deal to reclassify millions of people working for ride-hailing and food-delivery apps as employees in a set of rules that could cost the...