Vehicle service provider Uber is now facing a legal suit over a supposed text message abuse to Austin Citizens. The company may have attempted too far for the said attempt, and the legal parties are not taking it sitting down.
Uber is facing another set of class-action lawsuits from Florida and Illinois. Two more drivers have taken their complaints over their employment to the court.
Uber is a well-known international service provider. However, a recent rough patch may be standing along the way of the company and it will cost them massive financial damage.
Transportation regulator, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has fined Uber $11.4 million over its illegal operation in the state in 2014. The ride-sharing service claimed that the fine was too high, as it was the highest imposed by a regulator in the same offense.
Uber has agreed to pay $100 million and apply policy changes to settle with lawsuits filed by its drivers. The settlement will affect 385,000 drivers in Massachusetts and California that are represented in the cases.
Uber will become more transparent in their rating system and the grounds they get to ban drivers. This is part of their settlement for their several class-action suits.
The European Commission is preparing to challenge a French taxi law after Uber complained. Uber says France's Thevenoud law, which requires chauffeured cars to return to base between fares, bans use of software to find customers and unlicensed services, discriminates against the ride-sharing service.
San Francisco now required ride-hailing drivers to register as a business and pay an annual fee of $91 for the license. If all 37,000 drivers in the area comply, that would result in a total of $3.4 million in revenue.
San Francisco treasury requires Uber and Lyft drivers to register as business contractors and pay an annual fee of $91. Letters were sent to the 37,000 drivers informing them to comply or else.
The ride sharing service being offered by the company Uber is now available in Ottawa. The Ottawa City Council has approved the regulation giving more transportation options to its residents.
Uber's transparency report indicated that the company gave information of its users and drivers to law enforcement agencies and regulators in aid of investigations. Users, however, raised concerns over their privacy and security.
Uber will pay at least $10m to settle California prosecutors’ allegations that the ride-hailing company misled passengers over the quality of its driver background checks.
US major airports are proposing to use Uber drivers' fingerprints to check their criminal records. The move was the latest to track down the right drivers who don't have criminal records in the past.
Chamber of Commerce filed a suit to declare the Seattle's ordinance, allowing the Uber and other for-hire drivers to create a union, as unlawful and unconstitutional.
Uber could face up to $1 million fine in France if found guilty for its UberPop service. Uber could be facing some problems in France. On Thursday, a court wrapped up the trial involving the famous ride-hailing company.
Uber wants to settle their lawsuits over deceptive "safety-ride" ads by paying about 25 million passengers who used their services from Jan. 1 to Jan. 31, 2016. The judge has yet to approve the company’s offer.
After more than two years, Lyft's driver lawsuit has been settled for $12.25 million. Despite the settlement, the demand of the drivers to be considered as regular employees was not given to them.
