IT Staffing News
Trump may next overhaul work-visa programs (Bloomberg) - 1/30/2017
President Donald Trump’s administration has drafted an executive order aimed at overhauling the work-visa programs technology companies depend on to hire tens of thousands of employees each year ... President Donald Trump’s administration has drafted an executive order aimed...
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Lawsuit claims Uber gains $500 million from IC misclassification in California (BenefitsPRO) - 9/14/2018
A lawsuit filed this week against Uber Technologies Inc. claims the human cloud, ride-sharing firm may save more than half a billion dollars annually by misclassifying drivers ... A lawsuit filed this week against Uber Technologies Inc. claims the human cloud, ri...
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Silicon Valley firm leaders face H-1B visa fraud charges (East Bay Times) - 3/29/2019
The operators of a Santa Clara, Calif.-based firm placing skilled foreign workers at San Francisco Bay Area software and technology companies pleaded not guilty this week to charges they submitted ... The operators of a Santa Clara, Calif.-based firm placing skilled foreign workers at Sa...
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Uber and Lyft begin campaign against California IC bill (Los Angeles Times) - 6/13/2019
Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT) launched a public campaign to exempt the human cloud, ride-sharing firms from a California law that could classify drivers ... Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT) launched a public campai...
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Seattle passes minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers, increases ride taxes (GeekWire) - 11/26/2019
The Seattle City Council passed legislation Monday that will establish a minimum wage for Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT) drivers and raised per-ride taxes ... The Seattle City Council passed legislation Monday that will establish a mini...
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Uber, Lyft drivers sue New York state over nonpayment of unemployment benefits (CNN) - 5/27/2020
Four Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT) drivers and the New York Taxi Workers Alliance filed a lawsuit in the state of New York over what they say is a failure to pay ... Four Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT) drivers an...
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Uber sees signs of recovery, but trip requests still down 70% (Reuters) - 6/04/2020
Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) on Wednesday said trip requests were gradually picking up as several countries start to lift coronavirus-led restrictions, but still remained significantly below ... Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) on Wednesday said trip requests were gradua...
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Supreme Court of Canada sides with Uber driver in class-action IC case (The Canadian Press) - 6/26/2020
Canada’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a driver in a gig economy case, paving the way for a class-action suit calling for Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) to recognize drivers ... Canada’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a driver in a gig economy case...
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Ruling over Uber and Lyft IC classification could come within days (TechCrunch) - 8/07/2020
A California judge could rule in a matter of days whether Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft Inc. (NASAQ: LYFT) must reclassify their drivers as employees rather than independent ... A California judge could rule in a matter of days whether Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE:...
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Independent contractor ballot measure most expensive in California’s history (Ballotpedia) - 9/09/2020
Proposition 22, which aims to allow human cloud firms such as Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT) to continue to classify their drivers as independent contractors, has ... Proposition 22, which aims to allow human cloud firms such as Uber Technologies...
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