Lyft, the ride-hailing company, will suspend operations in its home state of California starting Thursday night at 11:59 p.m. PT due to a recent ruling requiring companies to classify"gig" workers as full time employees.
Lyft, which is based in San Francisco, blamed California politicians for pushing the judge to rule for something that"4 out of 5 drivers don't support...This change would also necessitate an overhaul of the entire business model — it’s not a switch that can be flipped overnight."Shona Clarkson, an organizer with the group called Lyft's move"nothing short of extortion," and an attempt to"scare politicians away from regulating them.
Lyft says the upshot of the new law is that 80% of its drivers would lose work"and the rest would have scheduled shifts and capped hourly earnings."
After the way Lyft treated me when I drove for them, I hope they go out of business.
Update: Uber and Lyft were granted an emergency stay, nullifying their vows to shut down in California tonight.
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Lyft has always been FOS with regards to the way it manages their seemingly endless supply of drivers. One example: a typically skewed $2,500 deductible on damage claims under their collision insurance coverage for drivers 👎.
you need to update this story the courts granted an emergency stay on the order. You guys are late to report this
They got a reprieve from the Court.
BREAKING UPDATE: An appeals court has allowed ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft to continue treating their drivers as independent contractors.
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