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And on Friday, the parties involved met for the first time before a federal judge in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber’s terms of use preclude class-action lawsuits against the company in cases of sexual assault. But, over the company’s objections, plaintiffs’ attorneys argued the current cases are similar enough to warrant “multidistrict litigation,” which brings together similar cases from multiple court districts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the coming months, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer will hear pretrial matters that pertain to all the cases and ultimately decide whether to take on what’s called a “bellwether trial” or a smaller sampling of lawsuits from a larger group of similar cases. 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The cost of installing dashcams in every car is nominal, he said, and in a world where people regularly overshare on social media anyway, the potential privacy concerns seem relatively negligible, particularly if it enhances safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My safety trumps privacy, and passenger safety should trump privacy,” Avedian said. “Because, again, you’re in a car with a stranger. All it takes is one of these instances to change your life forever.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Passengers can't file class-action lawsuits against Uber in cases of sexual assault. 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The cost of installing dashcams in every car is nominal, he said, and in a world where people regularly overshare on social media anyway, the potential privacy concerns seem relatively negligible, particularly if it enhances safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My safety trumps privacy, and passenger safety should trump privacy,” Avedian said. “Because, again, you’re in a car with a stranger. All it takes is one of these instances to change your life forever.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11966365/nearly-200-uber-sexual-assault-cases-are-being-grouped-together-in-1-sf-court","authors":["251"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_4658","news_1527","news_353","news_4523"],"featImg":"news_11852661","label":"news"},"news_11959045":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11959045","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11959045","score":null,"sort":[1692905354000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"uber-raises-minimum-age-for-california-drivers-to-25-due-to-insurance-costs","title":"Uber Raises Minimum Age for California Drivers to 25 Due to Insurance Costs","publishDate":1692905354,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Uber Raises Minimum Age for California Drivers to 25 Due to Insurance Costs | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Uber raised the minimum age requirement for most of its new drivers in California to 25 on Thursday under rules the company said are necessary because of the rising costs of commercial auto insurance in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new rule applies only to drivers signing up to transport passengers with Uber’s ride-hailing platform, and not to those delivering food with Uber Eats. Previously, people as young as 21 could sign up to drive customers, and the age limit for deliveries was 19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those under 25 who activated their accounts prior to Wednesday can also continue to drive for Uber, the company said.[aside postID=news_11944344,news_11907530 label='More on Uber']Insurance rates for Uber’s California drivers are significantly higher than for personal vehicles or taxi drivers, according to a company statement announcing the change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a result of these lopsided requirements, personal injury attorneys have created a cottage industry specializing in suing rideshare platforms like ours, pushing Uber’s California state-mandated commercial insurance costs to rise by more than 65% in just two years,” the company said. “By increasing the age requirement for new drivers to 25, we hope to mitigate the growth of those costs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All 50 states require commercial insurance for drivers to earn money with a ride-hailing service. Personal auto insurance typically doesn’t cover activity on ride-hailing apps. Uber maintains commercial auto insurance for drivers — including at least $1 million of liability coverage once a ride is accepted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The minimum age is already 25 for those driving for Lyft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Starting Thursday, drivers under 25 trying to sign up with Uber will receive an email explaining the new policy and providing a link to more information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new restriction coincides with a resurgence in passengers following a deep downturn due to the pandemic. Uber is now handling more rides than it did in 2019, raising the company’s hopes that it may finally realize its long-term goal of becoming consistently profitable. Realizing that objective has sharpened management’s focus on cost control, a factor that may have contributed to the decision to drop 25-and-under drivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber’s food delivery service, which will continue to let that demographic work as drivers, accounts for one-third of the company’s revenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber hopes to work with state lawmakers and industry experts “to discuss legislative and regulatory changes that will improve the experience for all California drivers,” according to its statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"With the number of riders rising, the company's focus is on becoming consistently profitable.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1692905354,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":12,"wordCount":427},"headData":{"title":"Uber Raises Minimum Age for California Drivers to 25 Due to Insurance Costs | KQED","description":"With the number of riders rising, the company's focus is on becoming consistently profitable.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"nprByline":"The Associated Press","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11959045/uber-raises-minimum-age-for-california-drivers-to-25-due-to-insurance-costs","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Uber raised the minimum age requirement for most of its new drivers in California to 25 on Thursday under rules the company said are necessary because of the rising costs of commercial auto insurance in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new rule applies only to drivers signing up to transport passengers with Uber’s ride-hailing platform, and not to those delivering food with Uber Eats. Previously, people as young as 21 could sign up to drive customers, and the age limit for deliveries was 19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those under 25 who activated their accounts prior to Wednesday can also continue to drive for Uber, the company said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11944344,news_11907530","label":"More on Uber "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Insurance rates for Uber’s California drivers are significantly higher than for personal vehicles or taxi drivers, according to a company statement announcing the change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a result of these lopsided requirements, personal injury attorneys have created a cottage industry specializing in suing rideshare platforms like ours, pushing Uber’s California state-mandated commercial insurance costs to rise by more than 65% in just two years,” the company said. “By increasing the age requirement for new drivers to 25, we hope to mitigate the growth of those costs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All 50 states require commercial insurance for drivers to earn money with a ride-hailing service. Personal auto insurance typically doesn’t cover activity on ride-hailing apps. Uber maintains commercial auto insurance for drivers — including at least $1 million of liability coverage once a ride is accepted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The minimum age is already 25 for those driving for Lyft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Starting Thursday, drivers under 25 trying to sign up with Uber will receive an email explaining the new policy and providing a link to more information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new restriction coincides with a resurgence in passengers following a deep downturn due to the pandemic. Uber is now handling more rides than it did in 2019, raising the company’s hopes that it may finally realize its long-term goal of becoming consistently profitable. Realizing that objective has sharpened management’s focus on cost control, a factor that may have contributed to the decision to drop 25-and-under drivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber’s food delivery service, which will continue to let that demographic work as drivers, accounts for one-third of the company’s revenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber hopes to work with state lawmakers and industry experts “to discuss legislative and regulatory changes that will improve the experience for all California drivers,” according to its statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11959045/uber-raises-minimum-age-for-california-drivers-to-25-due-to-insurance-costs","authors":["byline_news_11959045"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_18159","news_4658","news_4523"],"featImg":"news_11959050","label":"news"},"news_11944344":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11944344","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11944344","score":null,"sort":[1679526902000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"no-reward-for-loyalty-gig-companies-winning-fight-to-classify-drivers-as-independent","title":"'No Reward for Loyalty': Gig Companies Winning Fight to Classify Drivers as Independent","publishDate":1679526902,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>After a California appeals court \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/13/california-court-lets-gig-companies-keep-treating-workers-as-contractors-00086898\">upheld most of Proposition 22\u003c/a> last week, it’s widely expected the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) will appeal to the state Supreme Court. That’s even though the union says it’s still considering its options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"More California Coverage\" tag=\"california\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tia Orr, executive director of SEIU California, wrote in an email to KQED, “Drivers have always led this movement, and we will follow their lead as we consider all options — whether that's seeking review from the California Supreme Court — to ensure that rideshare drivers and delivery workers have access to the same rights and protections afforded to other workers in California.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2020/general/pdf/topl-prop22.pdf\">Prop. 22 (PDF)\u003c/a> is widely perceived as a major carve-out of California labor law, allowing Uber, Lyft and similar businesses to classify their drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees. A lower court ruling \u003ca href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/judge-shoots-down-landmark-law-that-kept-uber-and-lyft-drivers-from-being-employees-11629513964\">found the law unconstitutional\u003c/a>. But the \u003ca href=\"https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/A163655.PDF\">two-judge majority on the state appeals panel disagreed (PDF)\u003c/a>, arguing state law has never provided generous labor protections to “all potentially eligible wage workers” in California. There are, for instance, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11939848/a-legacy-of-slavery-for-domestic-workers-californias-new-safety-guidelines-are-long-overdue-say-advocates\">long-standing carve-outs for domestic and agricultural workers\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Rideshare industry reaction exultant\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In a statement following the release of the decision, \u003ca href=\"https://www.lyft.com/blog/posts/lyft-statement-on-california-court-of-appeal-prop-22-decision\">Lyft officials wrote in a blog post\u003c/a>, “We are pleased that the court upheld the democratic will of the voters … We are excited to continue operating our service with no changes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11944379\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11944379\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A closeup shot of a black vehicle with a pink Lyft sticker and a black and white Uber sticker on the left side of its windshield. The vehicle sits idle waiting to pick up a customer.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proposition 22 allows gig companies such as Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees. \u003ccite>(Ericka Cruz Guevarra/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Uber’s chief legal officer, Tony West, wrote in an email to KQED, “Across the state, drivers and couriers have said they are happy with Prop 22, which affords them new benefits while preserving the unique flexibility of app-based work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco did invalidate Prop. 22’s most \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/post-it/2020/10/california-amendment-threshold-proposition-22/\">controversial provision\u003c/a>, one that required a close-to-impossible seven-eighths' vote of the Legislature to pass any bills that modify Prop. 22. But experts don’t expect Uber or Lyft to appeal, lest they risk the possibility the California Supreme Court agrees with the lower court ruling, and/or strike down all of Prop. 22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stanford labor law professor William Gould, who served as chair of the National Labor Relations Board from 1994 to 1998, wrote in an email to KQED that he thinks it’s “more than likely that the California Supreme Court will reverse. Should it not do so, the Biden administration’s new wage and hour rule on who is an employee preempts state law and, if drawn inconsistently with Proposition 22, will trump it constitutionally.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a separate but related decision, a unanimous 9th Circuit panel \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/legal/ubers-challenge-calif-contractor-law-revived-by-us-appeals-court-2023-03-17/\">reinstated Uber and Postmates’ constitutional claim\u003c/a> against California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/ab5\">Assembly Bill 5\u003c/a> on Friday. The San Francisco-based appeals panel said the state must face claims that the law is unconstitutional because it singles out app-based transportation businesses while exempting many other industries from the need to justify why they classify some workers as contractors rather than employees.[aside label=\"More on Assembly Bill 5\" tag=\"ab5\"]Already, the success of Prop. 22 with California voters at the ballot box in 2020 has inspired a similar measure on the 2024 ballot, one that would \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ccrov/2023/january/23012jh.pdf\">overturn a new law (PDF)\u003c/a> designed to \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/ca-divide-workplace/2022/08/fast-food-workers/\">improve wages and working conditions in fast food\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No question there are a lot of minimum labor law standards in California, and I understand why employers find them onerous to comply with, not to mention expensive,” said UC Berkeley law professor Catherine Fisk, who wrote a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of a group of California labor and employment law professors opposed to Prop. 22. She added that she’s “disappointed” by the appeals court decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think it’s really in the public’s best interest to have such a large group of workers who are carved out of the minimum protections of state law. That exists not only to benefit the workers and their families, but the communities that are affected by abject poverty,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Happy to be independent, unhappy about the pay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“Scott from LA County,” who drives for Uber, says he didn’t even vote in 2020 when the measure was on the ballot. KQED is not sharing Scott's last name because because he fears the company might retaliate against him for speaking to KQED; he is unaffiliated with either the SEIU or the industry-backed \u003ca href=\"https://protectdriversandservices.com/about/our-coalition/\">Protect App-Based Drivers and Services coalition\u003c/a> (PADS).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was a little nonchalant about Prop. 22 because I was just getting started, and things were surprisingly good back then,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott admitted his opinion changed after Prop. 22 took effect the following January, and he watched the measure’s promised 120% of minimum wage become a ceiling for him, rather than a floor. In other words, he makes about $18.60 an hour these days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11944396\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11944396\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-scaled.jpg\" alt='A man stands with his back to the camera wearing a black T-shirt with yellow writing that reads \"Drivers Union Now.\" In the background, two people hold a large white sign that reads, \"Gig Workers Are Essential.\"' width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gig workers, including rideshare and delivery drivers, with We Drive Progress and Gig Workers Rising demonstrate outside DoorDash headquarters in San Francisco on Nov. 3, 2021, demanding fair pay and employee rights. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“But that’s not what independent contractors got into Uber for, to make 120% of minimum wage,” he said. “In the past, I was making $30, $40, $50 an hour.”[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Scott, rideshare driver\"]'There's no reward for loyalty. You just kind of always feel like you’re replaceable.'[/pullquote]That said, Scott still loves choosing his own hours, 20 to 25 a week, and he’s not really bothered by the fact that independent contractors, as defined by Prop. 22, don’t have the same protections as employees under California law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said what bothers him most, aside from making less money, is his sense that the company is driving out gig workers like him — who remember the days before Prop. 22 and can see the work is becoming less profitable — and relying on high turnover to pull in new people who can’t remember when drivers made more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s no reward for loyalty. You just kind of always feel like you’re replaceable,” Scott said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Side hustle or livelihood?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The percentage of rideshare drivers who are full time versus part time has been a point of contention between union-friendly Democratic lawmakers in California and the rideshare companies. A report published last year by UC Riverside’s Center for Economic Forecasting and Development for the industry-backed drivers’ coalition found “\u003ca href=\"https://protectdriversandservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/UCR_CEFD_CA_AppDrivers_Analysis_2_17_2022-41.pdf\">only 23% of drivers report working with platforms on what would conventionally be considered a full-time basis\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11944401\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11944401\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1704\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A demonstrator holds a sign that says 'Prop 22 Is Unconstitutional' during a protest outside DoorDash headquarters in San Francisco on Nov. 3, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a recent talk before The Economic Club of Chicago, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2131&v=HFKrv9Ub9WI&feature=youtu.be\">Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the weakening economy is bringing more drivers — he calls them “earners” — online\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“About 70% of our earners are saying inflation is actually one of the reasons why they’re coming on to the platform, because they can earn flexibly. And they can, you know, earn another $500 a week for groceries or whatever else they need to live,” Khosrowshahi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If drivers are only making a little extra money with the platforms versus relying on the driving for their livelihoods, labor lawyers say, it’s easier for gig companies to argue they aren’t exploiting the drivers by refusing to provide them the benefits employees would receive — or exploiting taxpayers by socializing the costs drivers can’t afford to cover on their own.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We saw this during the pandemic, right after Proposition 22 was enacted,” said Fisk, of UC Berkeley. “Every other employer had paid into the unemployment system. So when their workers became unemployed, they could file a claim for unemployment and be compensated. Uber and Lyft exempted themselves from the unemployment system. Their drivers were left penniless. So what did the companies say? ‘Congress has created a system for independent contractors. You should apply to that.’ Who was paying for that? \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11812496/uber-and-lyft-arent-paying-for-drivers-unemployment-you-are-confirms-newsom\">The taxpayers\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Labor advocates are mulling their options after a California appeals court reversed most of a ruling invalidating Prop. 22, the state's 2020 voter-approved gig economy law allowing ride-hailing and delivery companies to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1679588261,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":24,"wordCount":1439},"headData":{"title":"'No Reward for Loyalty': Gig Companies Winning Fight to Classify Drivers as Independent | KQED","description":"Labor advocates are mulling their options after a California appeals court reversed most of a ruling invalidating Prop. 22, the state's 2020 voter-approved gig economy law allowing ride-hailing and delivery companies to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"audioUrl":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/0af137ef-751e-4b19-a055-aaef00d2d578/ffca7e9f-6831-4[…]f-aaef00f5a073/4e415b4b-1ff5-4652-a454-afcd0108868a/audio.mp3","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11944344/no-reward-for-loyalty-gig-companies-winning-fight-to-classify-drivers-as-independent","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>After a California appeals court \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/13/california-court-lets-gig-companies-keep-treating-workers-as-contractors-00086898\">upheld most of Proposition 22\u003c/a> last week, it’s widely expected the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) will appeal to the state Supreme Court. That’s even though the union says it’s still considering its options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"More California Coverage ","tag":"california"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tia Orr, executive director of SEIU California, wrote in an email to KQED, “Drivers have always led this movement, and we will follow their lead as we consider all options — whether that's seeking review from the California Supreme Court — to ensure that rideshare drivers and delivery workers have access to the same rights and protections afforded to other workers in California.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2020/general/pdf/topl-prop22.pdf\">Prop. 22 (PDF)\u003c/a> is widely perceived as a major carve-out of California labor law, allowing Uber, Lyft and similar businesses to classify their drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees. A lower court ruling \u003ca href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/judge-shoots-down-landmark-law-that-kept-uber-and-lyft-drivers-from-being-employees-11629513964\">found the law unconstitutional\u003c/a>. But the \u003ca href=\"https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/A163655.PDF\">two-judge majority on the state appeals panel disagreed (PDF)\u003c/a>, arguing state law has never provided generous labor protections to “all potentially eligible wage workers” in California. There are, for instance, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11939848/a-legacy-of-slavery-for-domestic-workers-californias-new-safety-guidelines-are-long-overdue-say-advocates\">long-standing carve-outs for domestic and agricultural workers\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Rideshare industry reaction exultant\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In a statement following the release of the decision, \u003ca href=\"https://www.lyft.com/blog/posts/lyft-statement-on-california-court-of-appeal-prop-22-decision\">Lyft officials wrote in a blog post\u003c/a>, “We are pleased that the court upheld the democratic will of the voters … We are excited to continue operating our service with no changes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11944379\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11944379\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A closeup shot of a black vehicle with a pink Lyft sticker and a black and white Uber sticker on the left side of its windshield. The vehicle sits idle waiting to pick up a customer.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS16535_IMG_0443.JPG-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proposition 22 allows gig companies such as Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees. \u003ccite>(Ericka Cruz Guevarra/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Uber’s chief legal officer, Tony West, wrote in an email to KQED, “Across the state, drivers and couriers have said they are happy with Prop 22, which affords them new benefits while preserving the unique flexibility of app-based work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco did invalidate Prop. 22’s most \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/post-it/2020/10/california-amendment-threshold-proposition-22/\">controversial provision\u003c/a>, one that required a close-to-impossible seven-eighths' vote of the Legislature to pass any bills that modify Prop. 22. But experts don’t expect Uber or Lyft to appeal, lest they risk the possibility the California Supreme Court agrees with the lower court ruling, and/or strike down all of Prop. 22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stanford labor law professor William Gould, who served as chair of the National Labor Relations Board from 1994 to 1998, wrote in an email to KQED that he thinks it’s “more than likely that the California Supreme Court will reverse. Should it not do so, the Biden administration’s new wage and hour rule on who is an employee preempts state law and, if drawn inconsistently with Proposition 22, will trump it constitutionally.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a separate but related decision, a unanimous 9th Circuit panel \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/legal/ubers-challenge-calif-contractor-law-revived-by-us-appeals-court-2023-03-17/\">reinstated Uber and Postmates’ constitutional claim\u003c/a> against California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/ab5\">Assembly Bill 5\u003c/a> on Friday. The San Francisco-based appeals panel said the state must face claims that the law is unconstitutional because it singles out app-based transportation businesses while exempting many other industries from the need to justify why they classify some workers as contractors rather than employees.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"More on Assembly Bill 5 ","tag":"ab5"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Already, the success of Prop. 22 with California voters at the ballot box in 2020 has inspired a similar measure on the 2024 ballot, one that would \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ccrov/2023/january/23012jh.pdf\">overturn a new law (PDF)\u003c/a> designed to \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/ca-divide-workplace/2022/08/fast-food-workers/\">improve wages and working conditions in fast food\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No question there are a lot of minimum labor law standards in California, and I understand why employers find them onerous to comply with, not to mention expensive,” said UC Berkeley law professor Catherine Fisk, who wrote a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of a group of California labor and employment law professors opposed to Prop. 22. She added that she’s “disappointed” by the appeals court decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think it’s really in the public’s best interest to have such a large group of workers who are carved out of the minimum protections of state law. That exists not only to benefit the workers and their families, but the communities that are affected by abject poverty,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Happy to be independent, unhappy about the pay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“Scott from LA County,” who drives for Uber, says he didn’t even vote in 2020 when the measure was on the ballot. KQED is not sharing Scott's last name because because he fears the company might retaliate against him for speaking to KQED; he is unaffiliated with either the SEIU or the industry-backed \u003ca href=\"https://protectdriversandservices.com/about/our-coalition/\">Protect App-Based Drivers and Services coalition\u003c/a> (PADS).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was a little nonchalant about Prop. 22 because I was just getting started, and things were surprisingly good back then,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott admitted his opinion changed after Prop. 22 took effect the following January, and he watched the measure’s promised 120% of minimum wage become a ceiling for him, rather than a floor. In other words, he makes about $18.60 an hour these days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11944396\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11944396\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-scaled.jpg\" alt='A man stands with his back to the camera wearing a black T-shirt with yellow writing that reads \"Drivers Union Now.\" In the background, two people hold a large white sign that reads, \"Gig Workers Are Essential.\"' width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52363_004_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gig workers, including rideshare and delivery drivers, with We Drive Progress and Gig Workers Rising demonstrate outside DoorDash headquarters in San Francisco on Nov. 3, 2021, demanding fair pay and employee rights. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“But that’s not what independent contractors got into Uber for, to make 120% of minimum wage,” he said. “In the past, I was making $30, $40, $50 an hour.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'There's no reward for loyalty. You just kind of always feel like you’re replaceable.'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Scott, rideshare driver","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>That said, Scott still loves choosing his own hours, 20 to 25 a week, and he’s not really bothered by the fact that independent contractors, as defined by Prop. 22, don’t have the same protections as employees under California law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said what bothers him most, aside from making less money, is his sense that the company is driving out gig workers like him — who remember the days before Prop. 22 and can see the work is becoming less profitable — and relying on high turnover to pull in new people who can’t remember when drivers made more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s no reward for loyalty. You just kind of always feel like you’re replaceable,” Scott said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Side hustle or livelihood?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The percentage of rideshare drivers who are full time versus part time has been a point of contention between union-friendly Democratic lawmakers in California and the rideshare companies. A report published last year by UC Riverside’s Center for Economic Forecasting and Development for the industry-backed drivers’ coalition found “\u003ca href=\"https://protectdriversandservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/UCR_CEFD_CA_AppDrivers_Analysis_2_17_2022-41.pdf\">only 23% of drivers report working with platforms on what would conventionally be considered a full-time basis\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11944401\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11944401\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1704\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS52369_011_SanFrancisco_GigWorkerProtest_11032021-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A demonstrator holds a sign that says 'Prop 22 Is Unconstitutional' during a protest outside DoorDash headquarters in San Francisco on Nov. 3, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a recent talk before The Economic Club of Chicago, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2131&v=HFKrv9Ub9WI&feature=youtu.be\">Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the weakening economy is bringing more drivers — he calls them “earners” — online\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“About 70% of our earners are saying inflation is actually one of the reasons why they’re coming on to the platform, because they can earn flexibly. And they can, you know, earn another $500 a week for groceries or whatever else they need to live,” Khosrowshahi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If drivers are only making a little extra money with the platforms versus relying on the driving for their livelihoods, labor lawyers say, it’s easier for gig companies to argue they aren’t exploiting the drivers by refusing to provide them the benefits employees would receive — or exploiting taxpayers by socializing the costs drivers can’t afford to cover on their own.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We saw this during the pandemic, right after Proposition 22 was enacted,” said Fisk, of UC Berkeley. “Every other employer had paid into the unemployment system. So when their workers became unemployed, they could file a claim for unemployment and be compensated. Uber and Lyft exempted themselves from the unemployment system. Their drivers were left penniless. So what did the companies say? ‘Congress has created a system for independent contractors. You should apply to that.’ Who was paying for that? \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11812496/uber-and-lyft-arent-paying-for-drivers-unemployment-you-are-confirms-newsom\">The taxpayers\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11944344/no-reward-for-loyalty-gig-companies-winning-fight-to-classify-drivers-as-independent","authors":["251"],"programs":["news_72"],"categories":["news_31795","news_1758","news_8"],"tags":["news_17994","news_26585","news_4524","news_25675","news_4658","news_353","news_4523"],"featImg":"news_11944370","label":"news_72"},"news_11735251":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11735251","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11735251","score":null,"sort":[1553577390000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"lyft-and-uber-drivers-in-s-f-l-a-stage-one-day-strike-in-push-for-higher-wages","title":"Lyft and Uber Drivers in S.F., L.A. Take to Streets in Push for Higher Wages","publishDate":1553577390,"format":"audio","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Protesting pay cuts, a small group of Lyft drivers and their supporters demonstrated on Monday in front of the Omni Hotel in downtown San Francisco, where executives of the ride-hailing company were reportedly courting investors in the run-up to their initial public offering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"San Francisco's about to get a bunch more millionaires, while the drivers who are out there making these executives rich are getting their wages cut,\" said Rebecca Stack-Martinez, a Lyft and Uber driver and organizer with \u003ca href=\"https://www.gigworkersrising.org/\">Gig Workers Rising\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drivers of both Lyft and Uber, which are soon expected to become publicly traded companies, say their compensation has steadily declined as both ride-hailing giants take an increasingly large chunk of profits form each ride. With Lyft expected to go public as early as this week, drivers say they're particularly concerned that the company will cut wages even further, amid pressure from investors to increase revenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A growing number of drivers complain that they're having an increasingly hard time making a living behind the wheel, particularly with the high cost of gas and maintenance expenses factored in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11735422\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11735422\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_9990-7-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Lyft drivers marching for higher wages in downtown San Francisco during a one-day strike on Mon., March 25.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_9990-7-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_9990-7-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_9990-7-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_9990-7-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_9990-7.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lyft drivers marching for higher wages in downtown San Francisco during a one-day strike on Mon., March 25. \u003ccite>(Olivia Obineme/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Also on Monday, hundreds of ride-hailing drivers in greater Los Angeles staged a one-day strike, logging off the app and \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/RideshareDriversUnite/videos/569944550151690/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">picketing outside\u003c/a> of Uber's suburban L.A. office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organized by \u003ca href=\"http://ridesharedriversunited.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rideshare Drivers United\u003c/a>, the strike was prompted by Uber's announcement last week that it was cutting drivers' per mile pay from 80 cents to 60 cents in Los Angeles County and parts of Orange County. The group is pressuring ride-hailing companies to increase driver pay while capping their commission at 10 percent. The group also wants to organize drivers without fear of retaliation and negotiate on their behalf.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drivers for both companies are considered independent contractors, which makes them effectively self-employed. As such, they're ineligible for workers compensation and not subject to minimum wage requirements. They're also not part of any formal labor union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lyft, which has tried to paint itself as a more worker-friendly alternative to Uber, said that its drivers get the benefit of complete flexibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The vast majority of drivers use Lyft as a temporary source of extra money,\" Lyft said in a statement. \"In fact, 91 percent drive fewer than 20 hours a week and many use Lyft as a supplemental option in addition to full-time work. We are always open to conversations around how we can make Lyft better for drivers, but what we hear from the majority is that this is a flexible option that works for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11735428\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11735428 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_0019-18-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Valentina Tulau, a mother of five, started driving for Lyft in 2016, and said she started working for the rideshare company because of the 'flexibility' the work provided her to make time for her children. "They call us their 'driver partners' but are we really? I don’t think so," she said. "We are not in their meetings discussing pay."\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_0019-18-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_0019-18-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_0019-18-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_0019-18-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_0019-18.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valentina Tulau, a mother of five, started driving for Lyft in 2016 because of the \"flexibility\" it gave her to care for her children. \"They call us their 'driver partners.' But are we really? I don’t think so,\" she said. \u003ccite>(Olivia Obineme/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But protestors at Monday's rally in San Francisco say the company is grossly underestimating the number of drivers who are relying on these gigs as their primary income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Lyft is in our town and we’re here in solidarity,\" said Kung Feng, head of Jobs with Justice San Francisco, which helped organize Monday's rally in San Francisco. \"They have to pay their fair share.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KCRW's Saul Gonzalez contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Drivers accuse both ride-share companies of taking an increasingly large share of the profits.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1553623549,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":14,"wordCount":578},"headData":{"title":"Lyft and Uber Drivers in S.F., L.A. Take to Streets in Push for Higher Wages | KQED","description":"Drivers accuse both ride-share companies of taking an increasingly large share of the profits.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"11735251 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11735251","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2019/03/25/lyft-and-uber-drivers-in-s-f-l-a-stage-one-day-strike-in-push-for-higher-wages/","disqusTitle":"Lyft and Uber Drivers in S.F., L.A. Take to Streets in Push for Higher Wages","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2019/03/GonzalezRideHailingStrike.mp3","audioTrackLength":92,"path":"/news/11735251/lyft-and-uber-drivers-in-s-f-l-a-stage-one-day-strike-in-push-for-higher-wages","parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Protesting pay cuts, a small group of Lyft drivers and their supporters demonstrated on Monday in front of the Omni Hotel in downtown San Francisco, where executives of the ride-hailing company were reportedly courting investors in the run-up to their initial public offering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"San Francisco's about to get a bunch more millionaires, while the drivers who are out there making these executives rich are getting their wages cut,\" said Rebecca Stack-Martinez, a Lyft and Uber driver and organizer with \u003ca href=\"https://www.gigworkersrising.org/\">Gig Workers Rising\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drivers of both Lyft and Uber, which are soon expected to become publicly traded companies, say their compensation has steadily declined as both ride-hailing giants take an increasingly large chunk of profits form each ride. With Lyft expected to go public as early as this week, drivers say they're particularly concerned that the company will cut wages even further, amid pressure from investors to increase revenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A growing number of drivers complain that they're having an increasingly hard time making a living behind the wheel, particularly with the high cost of gas and maintenance expenses factored in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11735422\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11735422\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_9990-7-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Lyft drivers marching for higher wages in downtown San Francisco during a one-day strike on Mon., March 25.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_9990-7-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_9990-7-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_9990-7-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_9990-7-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_9990-7.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lyft drivers marching for higher wages in downtown San Francisco during a one-day strike on Mon., March 25. \u003ccite>(Olivia Obineme/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Also on Monday, hundreds of ride-hailing drivers in greater Los Angeles staged a one-day strike, logging off the app and \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/RideshareDriversUnite/videos/569944550151690/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">picketing outside\u003c/a> of Uber's suburban L.A. office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organized by \u003ca href=\"http://ridesharedriversunited.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rideshare Drivers United\u003c/a>, the strike was prompted by Uber's announcement last week that it was cutting drivers' per mile pay from 80 cents to 60 cents in Los Angeles County and parts of Orange County. The group is pressuring ride-hailing companies to increase driver pay while capping their commission at 10 percent. The group also wants to organize drivers without fear of retaliation and negotiate on their behalf.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drivers for both companies are considered independent contractors, which makes them effectively self-employed. As such, they're ineligible for workers compensation and not subject to minimum wage requirements. They're also not part of any formal labor union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lyft, which has tried to paint itself as a more worker-friendly alternative to Uber, said that its drivers get the benefit of complete flexibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The vast majority of drivers use Lyft as a temporary source of extra money,\" Lyft said in a statement. \"In fact, 91 percent drive fewer than 20 hours a week and many use Lyft as a supplemental option in addition to full-time work. We are always open to conversations around how we can make Lyft better for drivers, but what we hear from the majority is that this is a flexible option that works for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11735428\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11735428 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_0019-18-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Valentina Tulau, a mother of five, started driving for Lyft in 2016, and said she started working for the rideshare company because of the 'flexibility' the work provided her to make time for her children. "They call us their 'driver partners' but are we really? I don’t think so," she said. "We are not in their meetings discussing pay."\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_0019-18-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_0019-18-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_0019-18-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_0019-18-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/IMG_0019-18.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valentina Tulau, a mother of five, started driving for Lyft in 2016 because of the \"flexibility\" it gave her to care for her children. \"They call us their 'driver partners.' But are we really? I don’t think so,\" she said. \u003ccite>(Olivia Obineme/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But protestors at Monday's rally in San Francisco say the company is grossly underestimating the number of drivers who are relying on these gigs as their primary income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Lyft is in our town and we’re here in solidarity,\" said Kung Feng, head of Jobs with Justice San Francisco, which helped organize Monday's rally in San Francisco. \"They have to pay their fair share.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KCRW's Saul Gonzalez contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11735251/lyft-and-uber-drivers-in-s-f-l-a-stage-one-day-strike-in-push-for-higher-wages","authors":["11579","1263"],"categories":["news_1758","news_8","news_1397"],"tags":["news_19904","news_4524","news_23667","news_4658","news_4523"],"featImg":"news_11735420","label":"news"},"news_132775":{"type":"posts","id":"news_132775","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"132775","score":null,"sort":[1398282485000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"california-considers-tougher-insurance-requirements-for-uberx-and-lyft","title":"Insurance Rules for Ride Services Like Lyft and UberX May Get Tougher","publishDate":1398282485,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117417\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-117417\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/5996_transform.jpg\" alt=\"A protester mocks ride service Lyft and its signature pink mustaches atcab driver rally outside San Francisco City Hall in 2013. (Alex Emslie/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A protester mocks ride service Lyft and its signature pink mustache at cab driver rally outside San Francisco City Hall in 2013. (Alex Emslie/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the past two weeks a lot has happened on the increasingly volatile ride-service front. The California Public Utilities Commission will revisit the issue of insurance coverage for drivers who use their cars to carry paying passengers through companies like Lyft and UberX. As a result, these two firms are opposing the changes the CPUC is proposing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On April 10, the CPUC granted a rehearing on the insurance requirements it issued last year. At that time, as part of a decision that laid out rules and regulations for what the commission formally calls transportation network companies, or TNCs, the CPUC required the companies to provide at least $1 million in commercial liability insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now the CPUC is considering extending the time period during a driver's shift for which TNC coverage must be valid. A significant gap in this regard came to light on New Year's Eve, after a fatal accident involving an UberX driver in San Francisco. Although the driver's Uber app was open as he waited for another call to come in, Uber said he was excluded from its $1 million policy because he was not carrying a passenger or on the way to pick one up. That left the driver and the victim's family reliant on his much more minimal personal policy, which almost surely won't come near to paying the eventual liability costs. (The family has filed a lawsuit against the driver and Uber.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CPUC is proposing that this gap be explicitly closed, by adding language that changes the definition of when a driver using his personal vehicle is \"providing TNC services\" to include \"when the TNC app is open and available to accept rides from a subscribing TNC passenger until that app has been closed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CPUC hopes to issue specifics about the rehearing in the next few weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Lyft and Uber have filed comments opposing the change. Uber wrote, \"Adoption of this modification would result in a significant expansion of the period in which the TNC insurance requirements would be required.\" More specifically, Uber is objecting to the extension of the $1 million liability insurance requirement to this expanded time period. Last month, Uber said it had \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/03/14/uber-lyft-insurance/\" target=\"_blank\">expanded its insurance\u003c/a> to include a new policy that partially closes this gap, providing coverage for drivers logged onto its app but not currently on a call. However, the new policy's liability limit for drivers in that situation is only $50,000, a fraction of the $1 million the CPUC is now considering. Lyft \u003ca href=\"http://blog.lyft.com/posts/2014/4/11/lyft-insurance-overview\" target=\"_blank\">announced\u003c/a> on April 11 that it had added similar coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber wrote to the CPUC that requiring its insurance to cover the expanded period would be problematic, citing a scenario in which drivers have \"contracted with multiple TNCs and keeps all applications open at all times, in order to maximize the likelihood of procuring a (request).\" The company also wrote that the change might incentivize drivers to \"(keep) the App open at all times, regardless of the drivers' intent to accept a request for transportation service...solely to obtain the benefit from the increased insurance....\" Uber also speculated that drivers not engaged in TNC work might turn on the app \"immediately following an accident in order to try to secure the potentially significant financial benefit of the higher limits....\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lyft has similar objections: \"(A) TNC driver could forget to close the app and be considered to be 'providing TNC services' in the middle of the night when the car is parked on the street and the driver is sleeping, or when the vehicle is being driven by another household member, or when it is being used to transport a driver's child to soccer practice.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, the CPUC proposal would require TNCs to add the following coverages:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Provide $1 million per-incident coverage in uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, if there's an accident where the driver of another vehicle is at fault and does not have the proper insurance (UberX and Lyft say they already offer this.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Provide $50,000 in comprehensive coverage related to theft, fire, natural disasters, vandalism and similar circumstances that can cause damage to a TNC vehicle. (Uber says it offers this.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Provide $50,000 in collision coverage, related to damage to the driver's own vehicle when the TNC driver is at fault. (Lyft and Uber say they provide this coverage currently, but only if drivers have purchased it on their personal policies.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Provide $5,000 in medical payments coverage, related to expenses due to bodily injury of TNC drivers or their passengers\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Department of Insurance Slams TNCs\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As we \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/14/who-pays-when-ride-share-driver-crashes\" target=\"_blank\">reported\u003c/a> last year, a number of other issues have emerged concerning TNC insurance:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Ride-service companies like Lyft and UberX say drivers’ personal insurance policies will cover some claims, while the insurance industry has repeatedly stated personal policies routinely exclude coverage when vehicles are used commercially.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The insurance industry says ride-service drivers will have to buy commercial insurance to be covered when they’re driving for hire and maybe even when they’re not.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Many ride-service drivers are \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">keeping their status secret from their insurance companies\u003c/a> because they’re afraid of losing coverage. There have been at least two reported instances in which drivers have been dropped by their insurance companies when the companies discovered the drivers were working for TNCs.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>In January, the California Department of Insurance issued a \u003ca href=\"http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0250-insurers/0300-insurers/0200-bulletins/bulletin-notices-commiss-opinion/TransNetwkDrvrs.cfm\">warning\u003c/a> to TNC drivers about some of these risks. Last month, the department held an investigative hearing on the issue. On April 7, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones wrote a letter to CPUC President Michael Peevey offering\u003ca href=\"http://www.insurance.ca.gov/video/0030VideoHearings/upload/CDI-CPUC20140407.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> recommendations for more stringent insurance requirements\u003c/a>. Jones was blunt in describing the discrepancy between what TNCs such as Lyft, Uber and Sidecar have been claiming about the validity of drivers' personal insurance in TNC accidents and what the department found is the reality:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>TNCs are under the mistaken impression that personal automobile insurers cover now, planned to cover, or will cover the risk of TNC-related for-hire transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, CDI finds that personal automobile insurers never planned or intended to underwrite for this risk, which did not exist, when the current policies were written. Insurers did not incorporate for-hire use when developing their rates. Adding this new TNC exposure to the personal automobile insurance \"pool\" may increase personal automobile insurance rates. The fact that some exclusions in personal automobile insurance policies may not be clear on this point should not be misinterpreted as an agreement to cover this new TNC risk.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The department also found to be true what some drivers have told us: When prospective TNC drivers have been up-front with insurance companies about intending to use their vehicle for ride-service work, they have been unable to obtain coverage. Furthermore, the department said personal insurers do not plan on offering coverage for this type of mixed personal/commercial use of vehicles. That would leave ride-service drivers with seemingly only one option: to buy more expensive commercial insurance. But the department found even that option is not currently available to drivers:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Insurance companies and brokers tell CDI that Californians cannot purchase ... livery insurance on a personal vehicle.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bill Clark, a driver for Luxor Cab in San Francisco who wanted to switch to UberX, expressed his disappointment after hitting an insurance roadblock. Clark wanted to quit the declining taxi business and experience the freedom that many drivers have told us is one of the biggest attractions of working for Lyft and UberX. But he aborted his attempt at purchasing an Uber-financed vehicle due to the lack of available insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I could get a brand-new Prius, drive any time I wanted to, and just make money,\" Clark said. \"That’s like a dream; too good to be true. In fact, it was too good to be true. You can’t get insurance on them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Overall Decision Won't Be Reversed\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The TNCs won a victory of sorts when the CPUC said it will not be reversing itself on its overall decision to allow ride-service companies like Lyft and UberX to operate in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CPUC on April 10 rejected a request for a rehearing of the September 2013 ruling, which created the category of TNCs. The decision gave official state sanction to these firms that had once been hit with cease-and-desist letters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rehearing was requested by the Taxicab Paratransit Association of California (TPAC). Local taxi companies, of course, have been bleeding customers in towns where Lyft, UberX and other ride-service companies operate. In San Francisco, at least, cab drivers have been defecting from taxi companies in order to work for the new companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>TPAC made several arguments in trying to get the decision overturned:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>That the decision violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The CPUC responded that CEQA does not apply because the regulations the TNC regulations the commission issued have no \"direct physical impact,\" not do they create a \"reasonably foreseeable indirect change\" in the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>That the CPUC does not have jurisdiction over TNCs because they are, in reality, taxis, and therefore subject to local oversight.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The CPUC responded that TNCs are not cabs, because they operate strictly on a \"prearranged basis,\" as opposed to being able to pick up street hails, as taxis do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>That the decision violated the equal protection clauses of the U.S. and California constitutions.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The CPUC said invocation of equal protection laws requires the two relevant parties to be \"similarly situated\" under the law, and that because TNCs are not cabs, this is not the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>That the decision violates the Public Utilities Code because it exempts individual drivers from having to obtain permits, as opposed to individual companies.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The CPUC responded that the utilities code allows for firms or corporations as well as individuals to be licensed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mandatory Drug Testing, Commercial Plates\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the insurance considerations, the CPUC granted a rehearing on the issues of mandatory drug testing and commercial license plate requirements, which are currently not mandated for TNC drivers and vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The commission wrote: \"We acknowledge that the decision does not fully address\" the code sections that address these issues, and that it would grant a limited rehearing on them.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other ride-service news, according to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/UberX-passengers-to-pay-1-safe-rides-fee-5414139.php\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>, the receipts of UberX passengers will now include a $1 \"safe rides fee.\" Lyft has been charging a $1 \"trust and safety fee\" since December.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chronicle reporter Carolyn Said wrote: \"San Francisco's Uber said the fee demonstrates its 'continued commitment to safety' and helps fund increased costs for background checks, motor vehicle checks, driver safety education, current and future safety features in its app, and insurance.\"\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"CPUC is considering extending the time period during a driver's shift for which coverage must be valid.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1398389128,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":34,"wordCount":1833},"headData":{"title":"Insurance Rules for Ride Services Like Lyft and UberX May Get Tougher | KQED","description":"CPUC is considering extending the time period during a driver's shift for which coverage must be valid.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"132775 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=132775","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/04/23/california-considers-tougher-insurance-requirements-for-uberx-and-lyft/","disqusTitle":"Insurance Rules for Ride Services Like Lyft and UberX May Get Tougher","customPermalink":"2014/04/15/taxi-industry-rehearing-cpuc/","path":"/news/132775/california-considers-tougher-insurance-requirements-for-uberx-and-lyft","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117417\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-117417\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/5996_transform.jpg\" alt=\"A protester mocks ride service Lyft and its signature pink mustaches atcab driver rally outside San Francisco City Hall in 2013. (Alex Emslie/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A protester mocks ride service Lyft and its signature pink mustache at cab driver rally outside San Francisco City Hall in 2013. (Alex Emslie/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the past two weeks a lot has happened on the increasingly volatile ride-service front. The California Public Utilities Commission will revisit the issue of insurance coverage for drivers who use their cars to carry paying passengers through companies like Lyft and UberX. As a result, these two firms are opposing the changes the CPUC is proposing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On April 10, the CPUC granted a rehearing on the insurance requirements it issued last year. At that time, as part of a decision that laid out rules and regulations for what the commission formally calls transportation network companies, or TNCs, the CPUC required the companies to provide at least $1 million in commercial liability insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now the CPUC is considering extending the time period during a driver's shift for which TNC coverage must be valid. A significant gap in this regard came to light on New Year's Eve, after a fatal accident involving an UberX driver in San Francisco. Although the driver's Uber app was open as he waited for another call to come in, Uber said he was excluded from its $1 million policy because he was not carrying a passenger or on the way to pick one up. That left the driver and the victim's family reliant on his much more minimal personal policy, which almost surely won't come near to paying the eventual liability costs. (The family has filed a lawsuit against the driver and Uber.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CPUC is proposing that this gap be explicitly closed, by adding language that changes the definition of when a driver using his personal vehicle is \"providing TNC services\" to include \"when the TNC app is open and available to accept rides from a subscribing TNC passenger until that app has been closed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CPUC hopes to issue specifics about the rehearing in the next few weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Lyft and Uber have filed comments opposing the change. Uber wrote, \"Adoption of this modification would result in a significant expansion of the period in which the TNC insurance requirements would be required.\" More specifically, Uber is objecting to the extension of the $1 million liability insurance requirement to this expanded time period. Last month, Uber said it had \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/03/14/uber-lyft-insurance/\" target=\"_blank\">expanded its insurance\u003c/a> to include a new policy that partially closes this gap, providing coverage for drivers logged onto its app but not currently on a call. However, the new policy's liability limit for drivers in that situation is only $50,000, a fraction of the $1 million the CPUC is now considering. Lyft \u003ca href=\"http://blog.lyft.com/posts/2014/4/11/lyft-insurance-overview\" target=\"_blank\">announced\u003c/a> on April 11 that it had added similar coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber wrote to the CPUC that requiring its insurance to cover the expanded period would be problematic, citing a scenario in which drivers have \"contracted with multiple TNCs and keeps all applications open at all times, in order to maximize the likelihood of procuring a (request).\" The company also wrote that the change might incentivize drivers to \"(keep) the App open at all times, regardless of the drivers' intent to accept a request for transportation service...solely to obtain the benefit from the increased insurance....\" Uber also speculated that drivers not engaged in TNC work might turn on the app \"immediately following an accident in order to try to secure the potentially significant financial benefit of the higher limits....\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lyft has similar objections: \"(A) TNC driver could forget to close the app and be considered to be 'providing TNC services' in the middle of the night when the car is parked on the street and the driver is sleeping, or when the vehicle is being driven by another household member, or when it is being used to transport a driver's child to soccer practice.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, the CPUC proposal would require TNCs to add the following coverages:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Provide $1 million per-incident coverage in uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, if there's an accident where the driver of another vehicle is at fault and does not have the proper insurance (UberX and Lyft say they already offer this.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Provide $50,000 in comprehensive coverage related to theft, fire, natural disasters, vandalism and similar circumstances that can cause damage to a TNC vehicle. (Uber says it offers this.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Provide $50,000 in collision coverage, related to damage to the driver's own vehicle when the TNC driver is at fault. (Lyft and Uber say they provide this coverage currently, but only if drivers have purchased it on their personal policies.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Provide $5,000 in medical payments coverage, related to expenses due to bodily injury of TNC drivers or their passengers\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Department of Insurance Slams TNCs\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As we \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/14/who-pays-when-ride-share-driver-crashes\" target=\"_blank\">reported\u003c/a> last year, a number of other issues have emerged concerning TNC insurance:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Ride-service companies like Lyft and UberX say drivers’ personal insurance policies will cover some claims, while the insurance industry has repeatedly stated personal policies routinely exclude coverage when vehicles are used commercially.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The insurance industry says ride-service drivers will have to buy commercial insurance to be covered when they’re driving for hire and maybe even when they’re not.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Many ride-service drivers are \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">keeping their status secret from their insurance companies\u003c/a> because they’re afraid of losing coverage. There have been at least two reported instances in which drivers have been dropped by their insurance companies when the companies discovered the drivers were working for TNCs.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>In January, the California Department of Insurance issued a \u003ca href=\"http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0250-insurers/0300-insurers/0200-bulletins/bulletin-notices-commiss-opinion/TransNetwkDrvrs.cfm\">warning\u003c/a> to TNC drivers about some of these risks. Last month, the department held an investigative hearing on the issue. On April 7, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones wrote a letter to CPUC President Michael Peevey offering\u003ca href=\"http://www.insurance.ca.gov/video/0030VideoHearings/upload/CDI-CPUC20140407.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> recommendations for more stringent insurance requirements\u003c/a>. Jones was blunt in describing the discrepancy between what TNCs such as Lyft, Uber and Sidecar have been claiming about the validity of drivers' personal insurance in TNC accidents and what the department found is the reality:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>TNCs are under the mistaken impression that personal automobile insurers cover now, planned to cover, or will cover the risk of TNC-related for-hire transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, CDI finds that personal automobile insurers never planned or intended to underwrite for this risk, which did not exist, when the current policies were written. Insurers did not incorporate for-hire use when developing their rates. Adding this new TNC exposure to the personal automobile insurance \"pool\" may increase personal automobile insurance rates. The fact that some exclusions in personal automobile insurance policies may not be clear on this point should not be misinterpreted as an agreement to cover this new TNC risk.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The department also found to be true what some drivers have told us: When prospective TNC drivers have been up-front with insurance companies about intending to use their vehicle for ride-service work, they have been unable to obtain coverage. Furthermore, the department said personal insurers do not plan on offering coverage for this type of mixed personal/commercial use of vehicles. That would leave ride-service drivers with seemingly only one option: to buy more expensive commercial insurance. But the department found even that option is not currently available to drivers:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Insurance companies and brokers tell CDI that Californians cannot purchase ... livery insurance on a personal vehicle.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bill Clark, a driver for Luxor Cab in San Francisco who wanted to switch to UberX, expressed his disappointment after hitting an insurance roadblock. Clark wanted to quit the declining taxi business and experience the freedom that many drivers have told us is one of the biggest attractions of working for Lyft and UberX. But he aborted his attempt at purchasing an Uber-financed vehicle due to the lack of available insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I could get a brand-new Prius, drive any time I wanted to, and just make money,\" Clark said. \"That’s like a dream; too good to be true. In fact, it was too good to be true. You can’t get insurance on them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Overall Decision Won't Be Reversed\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The TNCs won a victory of sorts when the CPUC said it will not be reversing itself on its overall decision to allow ride-service companies like Lyft and UberX to operate in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CPUC on April 10 rejected a request for a rehearing of the September 2013 ruling, which created the category of TNCs. The decision gave official state sanction to these firms that had once been hit with cease-and-desist letters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rehearing was requested by the Taxicab Paratransit Association of California (TPAC). Local taxi companies, of course, have been bleeding customers in towns where Lyft, UberX and other ride-service companies operate. In San Francisco, at least, cab drivers have been defecting from taxi companies in order to work for the new companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>TPAC made several arguments in trying to get the decision overturned:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>That the decision violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The CPUC responded that CEQA does not apply because the regulations the TNC regulations the commission issued have no \"direct physical impact,\" not do they create a \"reasonably foreseeable indirect change\" in the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>That the CPUC does not have jurisdiction over TNCs because they are, in reality, taxis, and therefore subject to local oversight.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The CPUC responded that TNCs are not cabs, because they operate strictly on a \"prearranged basis,\" as opposed to being able to pick up street hails, as taxis do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>That the decision violated the equal protection clauses of the U.S. and California constitutions.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The CPUC said invocation of equal protection laws requires the two relevant parties to be \"similarly situated\" under the law, and that because TNCs are not cabs, this is not the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>That the decision violates the Public Utilities Code because it exempts individual drivers from having to obtain permits, as opposed to individual companies.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The CPUC responded that the utilities code allows for firms or corporations as well as individuals to be licensed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mandatory Drug Testing, Commercial Plates\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the insurance considerations, the CPUC granted a rehearing on the issues of mandatory drug testing and commercial license plate requirements, which are currently not mandated for TNC drivers and vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The commission wrote: \"We acknowledge that the decision does not fully address\" the code sections that address these issues, and that it would grant a limited rehearing on them.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other ride-service news, according to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/UberX-passengers-to-pay-1-safe-rides-fee-5414139.php\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>, the receipts of UberX passengers will now include a $1 \"safe rides fee.\" Lyft has been charging a $1 \"trust and safety fee\" since December.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chronicle reporter Carolyn Said wrote: \"San Francisco's Uber said the fee demonstrates its 'continued commitment to safety' and helps fund increased costs for background checks, motor vehicle checks, driver safety education, current and future safety features in its app, and insurance.\"\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/132775/california-considers-tougher-insurance-requirements-for-uberx-and-lyft","authors":["80"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_8","news_1397"],"tags":["news_4524","news_4658","news_4952","news_4953"],"featImg":"news_118655","label":"news_6944"},"news_128211":{"type":"posts","id":"news_128211","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"128211","score":null,"sort":[1393889018000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"city-by-city-lyft-and-uber-take-on-taxis-regulators","title":"City by City, Lyft and Uber Take on Taxis, Regulators","publishDate":1393889018,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115064\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 272px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-115064 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/DeSoto-Cab-Company-driver-and-Pacifica-resident-Corey-Lamb-protests-against-ap-based-ride-selling-companies-like-Lyft-on-Tuesday-July-30-outside-San-Francisco-City-Hall.-Alex-EnslieKQEDRS5997_IMG_7873-sfi.jpg\" alt=\"A San Francisco cab driver protests ride-service companies like Lyft, July 30, 2013, outside San Francisco City Hall. (Alex Emslie/KQED)\" width=\"272\" height=\"360\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco cab driver protests against ride-service companies like Lyft, July 30, 2013, outside San Francisco City Hall. (Alex Emslie/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We've been covering the San Francisco-based ride-service companies Lyft and Uber for some time now, focusing on \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">questions\u003c/a> related to \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/14/who-pays-when-ride-share-driver-crashes\" target=\"_blank\">insurance\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/30/lyft-uberx-driver-safety\" target=\"_blank\">safety\u003c/a>. Taxi companies and drivers in the city have been irate since these firms started taking a noticeable chunk of their business. A 2013 decision by the California Public Utilities Commission to let the companies operate in the state under less rigid rules than the locally regulated taxi business did not appease cab interests one bit. Lyft, in fact, has been pointing to California as a model for what regulation of ride-service firms should look like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber was reported to be \u003ca href=\"http://allthingsd.com/20130822/uber-filing-in-delaware-shows-tpg-investment-at-3-5-billion-valuation-google-ventures-also-in/\" target=\"_blank\">valued at $3.5 billion\u003c/a> at one point last year. And Lyft, for what it's worth, told \u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/18/uber-lyft/\" target=\"_blank\">TechCrunch\u003c/a> last December that it's \"seeing its revenues grow at a rate of about 6 percent every single week ....\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These San Francisco companies have been exporting this new app-based, sharing-economy model of vehicular transportation all over the U.S., with a similar pattern emerging whenever they come to town: Local taxi interests hoot and holler, and local agencies and elected officials grapple with how --or if -- to put the brakes on the unregulated drivers and vehicles who now traverse their cities carrying paying customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A handful of cities, like \u003ca href=\"http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/why-new-orleans-doesnt-have-uber/Content?oid=2307943\" target=\"_blank\">New Orleans\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.geekwire.com/2014/portland-ridesharing/\" target=\"_blank\">Portland\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2014/02/ashton-kutcher-slams-miami-for-keeping-out-uber.html\" target=\"_blank\">Miami\u003c/a>, have banned the upstarts entirely. But around the country, industry leaders Uber and Lyft are expanding as quickly as they can, with regulators trying to play catch-up. Here's a rundown from local media of the latest regulatory developments in various cities:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Boston\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/02/25/boston-police-commissioner-questions-safety-of-uber-app/\" target=\"_blank\">WBZ\u003c/a> (Feb 25)\u003c/em> Boston Police Commissioner William Evans says he wants more public regulation of what he calls “gypsy cabs.” The commissioner on WBZ NewsRadio 1030 last night singled out a popular mobile \u003ca href=\"https://www.uber.com/\" target=\"_blank\">app Uber,\u003c/a> which connects drivers with passengers....Evans questioned the level of safety and security provided by these new app services because they are not subject to the same level of scrutiny as traditional cabs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/03/01/car-service-uber-not-yet-boston-regulators-sights/vQjDKrnbpT6NPg0CAQCs3O/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Boston Globe\u003c/em>\u003c/a> \u003cem>(March 1) \u003c/em>As Mayor Martin J. Walsh and his new team at City Hall prepare to overhaul Boston’s transportation policies, one car service popular among Boston’s tech set isn’t likely to face any changes: Uber .... Many critics have said that the only way to ensure Uber is truly safe, and its drivers are properly trained, is to subject it to the same regulations that cabs have endured for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not Walsh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp id=\"skip-target\">“People should feel safe when they are traveling in Boston,” the mayor said Friday. “We cannot turn a blind eye to public safety concerns around unregulated modes of transportation, but we also cannot condemn a popular, effective service like Uber that takes responsible steps to ensure the safety of their users. There is a balance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Walsh said he is taking a comprehensive look at the city’s transportation services — from taxis to buses to smartphone car services — and is working with the new police commissioner, William Evans, to come up with new policies.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chicago\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wbez.org/news/shadowy-lobbyists-influence-rideshare-debate-109770\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>WBEZ\u003c/em>\u003c/a> \u003cem>(Feb 25)\u003c/em> The fight over the future of ridesharing in Chicago is increasingly being waged through shadowy lobbyists. This has some aldermen concerned about how that could influence the current regulatory debate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a hearing at City Council’s Joint Committee on Transportation and Finance on Monday, some noted that the lobbying activity on the issue appeared different from the usual at City Hall. They said they were disturbed by the apparent emergence of advocates for ride-sharing companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar, who have not identified their interests upfront.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wbez.org/news/city-moves-regulate-rideshare-companies-109639\" target=\"_blank\">WBEZ\u003c/a> (Feb 5)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Mayor’s office introduced new rules at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, aimed at bringing the (ride-service) companies into the regulatory fold. But the move is already angering some who say the city should use its existing regulations for taxicabs and livery vehicles, rather than create a new set of rules....\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The (proposed ride-service ordinance) would require the companies to register with the city and pay an annual $25,000 licensing fee, as well as $25 per driver with their service. It would also subject the companies to the city’s ground transportation tax — $3.50 per day, per vehicle, for each day that the vehicle is used in Chicago for ground transportation. Additionally, the vehicles would have to display signage or an emblem that identifies their ridesharing service, and would have to be inspected annually by the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But perhaps the most significant cost that the rules would require are general commercial liability insurance and commercial automobile liability insurance policies of $1 million per occurrence.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dallas\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2014/02/19/uber-debate-dallas-task-force-nixes-idea-to-limit.html?page=all\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Business Journa\u003c/a>l (Feb 19)\u003c/em> Dallas’ transportation-for-hire task force rejected a proposed limitation on drivers' hours that was being considered for the ordinance regulating taxis, limos and other car services.... Task force Chair \u003ca href=\"http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/adview?ai=BnG8x6_UUU4P-M4uQlATzm4DQBPGqmoMFAAAAEAEgADgAWPniq4KeAWDJ9viGyKOgGYIBF2NhLXB1Yi05NzM2MDkyNjA0Njc3NTE2sgETd3d3LmJpempvdXJuYWxzLmNvbboBCWdmcF9pbWFnZcgBCdoBcWh0dHA6Ly93d3cuYml6am91cm5hbHMuY29tL2RhbGxhcy9uZXdzLzIwMTQvMDIvMTkvdWJlci1kZWJhdGUtZGFsbGFzLXRhc2stZm9yY2Utbml4ZXMtaWRlYS10by1saW1pdC5odG1sP3BhZ2U9YWxswAIC4AIA6gIcNDYzNS9iemouZGFsbGFzL2FydGljbGVfcGFnZfgCg9IekAPwAZgDpAOoAwHQBJBO4AQBkgULCAcQARgBIOGv0higBiA&sigh=_wj_jMEE2pg&adurl=http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/imgad/1482981/verisign_2014_interstitial_2.html%3Ft%3D10%26cT%3Dhttp%253A//bizjournals.com%26l%3Dhttp%253A//www.bizjournals.com/dallas/search/results%253Fq%253DSandy%252520Greyson\">Sandy Greyson\u003c/a> said the group was considering a limitation comparable to other nearby cities, but unanimously agreed that the idea was not for Dallas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/lyfts-co-founder-weighs-in-on-dallas-attempt-to-rewrite-transportation-for-hire-rules-and-allegations-of-redlining.html/\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Morning News\u003c/a> (Feb 25)\u003c/em> “We’re gonna fight to stay there,” (Lyft CEO John Zimmer) says. “There are thousands of drivers and passengers in Dallas and across the country that believe in this mission and movement, and we’ll be there alongside them to make sure we work together in a responsible and thoughtful way with local officials and defend their right to do this....”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Lyft isn’t waiting for anything: In recent days it has expanded its local coverage area, stretching from Farmers Branch to Duncanville to Pleasant Grove to Garland, \u003ca href=\"https://www.lyft.me/help?article=1302208\" target=\"_blank\">or thereabouts\u003c/a>. Zimmer says that was a “organic expansion” based on data provided by Lyft’s app. There are a handful of hot spots, he notes, around Lower Greenville and Uptown and downtown, but Lyft’s seeing a lot of use all over, so it made sense to recruit more drivers and widen the area in which rides are being shared.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Denver\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.denverpost.com/techknowbytes/2014/02/11/ride-sharing-bill-drives-amid-concerns-raise-auto-insurance-rates-statewide/13087/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Denver Post\u003c/em>\u003c/a> \u003cem>(Feb 11) \u003c/em>The Senate Business, Labor and Technology committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.denverpost.com/techknowbytes/2014/01/28/colorado-puc-director-raises-concerns-uber-lyfts-ride-sharing-bill/12967/\">lightly regulate ride-sharing companies\u003c/a> such as Lyft and \u003ca title=\"Posts tagged with uberX\" href=\"http://blogs.denverpost.com/techknowbytes/tag/uberx/\" rel=\"tag\">UberX\u003c/a> .... \u003ca title=\"Posts tagged with senate bill 125\" href=\"http://blogs.denverpost.com/techknowbytes/tag/senate-bill-125/\" rel=\"tag\">Senate Bill 125\u003c/a> would classify Lyft and UberX as transportation network companies, or TNCs, and place them under limited PUC oversight. Lyft and UberX have developed smartphone apps that connect passengers with drivers, who use their personal cars for the ride .... Colorado regulators and lawmakers say that if a ride-sharing measure isn’t passed, the companies would be forced to shut down.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Detroit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.freep.com/article/20140216/BUSINESS06/302160040/Uber-car-service\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Free Press\u003c/a> (Feb 16) \u003c/em>In Detroit, state and local police have the go-ahead to ticket Uber drivers who, intentionally or not, failed to get licensed as a driver for hire, officials told the Free Press. Penalties for unlicensed operations run from a fine up to $500 to jail time. The city said officers have not issued any tickets yet ....\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(R)epresentatives for the Michigan Department of Transportation and the City of Detroit told the Free Press that they still consider UberX as drivers for hire under the law because they charge customers for rides. Those drivers must therefore obtain a $300 Certificate of Authority from the state and a $110 limo operator’s license from the Detroit Police Department, which would inspect their vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber Technologies is also required to register with MDOT as a limo carrier, which it has not done, according to Sharon Edgar, MDOT administrator in the office of passenger transportation. Edgar said she sent a noncompliance notice in December to Uber’s Detroit office but hasn’t heard back. White, when asked in an e-mail, did not address the state notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wxyz.com/news/smartphone-car-service-uber-and-uberx-hits-rough-road-detroit-puts-on-brakes\" target=\"_blank\">WXYZ\u003c/a> (Feb 18) \u003c/em>Detroit City Attorney Melvin Butch Hollowell (says) UberX is not following city licensing requirements and Hollowell is issuing a cease and desist order.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Houston\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2014/02/25/city-of-houston-committee-takes-a-hard-look-at.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Houston Business Journal\u003c/em>\u003c/a> \u003cem>(Feb 25)\u003c/em> Unless Mayor Annise Parker decides to voluntarily put new vehicle-for-hire ordinances on the city council agenda, Tina Paez, the director of the Administration & Regulatory Affairs department, said it is most likely that discussions regarding new ordinances will continue at the committee meeting next month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This probably isn’t welcome news for Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft, which launched some of their services for free, as a promotion, last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unless the companies, which are offering free rides to customers who request ride services from their apps, plan to continue offering free rides for the next month, this could cause some trouble. If the companies ask for payment or donations for their rides, the city said it will charge drivers with violating city ordinances and it will charge them penalties of up to $500.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Already, the city confirmed that there has been one instance where a Lyft driver charged a rider for a ride, and the city charged the driver with three different violations.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2014/03/city_of_houston_to_uber_stop_s.php\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Press\u003c/a> (March 3) \u003c/em>Some 10,000 Houstonians signed an online petition in support of (Uber), the most vocal of whom are young, urbanites who are strong supporters of the technological aspects of the service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What was the city's response?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Apparently, the city is tired of having its inbox filled up with Uber petition signatures because it \u003ca href=\"http://blog.uber.com/HoustonStandUp\">issued a cease and desist to the folks at Uber\u003c/a> asking Uber to stop the flow of petition e-mails to city mailboxes\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Minneapolis\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25250479/lyfts-free-ride-deal-gives-it-two-week\" target=\"_blank\">St. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c/a> (Feb 28)\u003c/em> Taxi-like car-sharing service Lyft has launched a multi-city free-ride deal that just happens to get it out of hot water with the City of Minneapolis -- at least for the next two weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lyft, consisting of driver-owned vehicles that customers summon with smartphone apps, said it will pick up the tab for rides costing up to $25 apiece.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The promotion temporarily defuses a disagreement with Minneapolis officials, who have insisted that Lyft be licensed like a taxi service, something this and similar services adamantly oppose....\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Minneapolis had threatened to ticket and tow Lyft vehicles once they began operating Thursday as scheduled, but now said it will hold off if money isn't changing hands.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pittsburgh\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.post-gazette.com/business/2014/02/18/Peduto-asks-for-rule-change-on-ride-sharing-operations/stories/201402180175\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (Feb 19) Mayor Bill Peduto wants the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to change its rules to allow for ride-sharing operations in Pittsburgh. \"As mayor, I support the expansion of transportation options in our city and recognize the need for a broader and more diverse suite of options to get people around town quickly, safely, and reliably,\" Mr. Peduto wrote in a letter to PUC executive director Jan Freeman on Tuesday. \"This includes these new companies but it also includes legacy jitney drivers who serve communities that have been red-lined out of traditional taxicab and limousine service....\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mr. Peduto and Councilman Dan Gilman said Tuesday that they propose amending Chapter 29 of the PUC code to create a new class of regulated transportation service providers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That would be akin to what the California Public Utilities Commission did in September, when it created a new class of business known as a Transportation Network Company.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seattle\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023019652_rideshareenforcementxml.html\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Times\u003c/a> (Feb 28)\u003c/em> A majority of Seattle City Council members approved a cap on the number of drivers for Lyft, uberX and Sidecar at a standing-room-only taxi-committee meeting Thursday night .... If the proposal passes a full council vote next month, it would allow an unlimited number of drivers, but no more than 150 of them, using their personal cars, could work at any given time for each company. The measure would take effect a month after Mayor Ed Murray signs it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each prospective driver would have to apply for a Transportation Network Company (TNC) permit. In order to get it, drivers would have to take driver-safety training, but it would be less intensive than the for-hire training that taxi and flat-rate car drivers are required to take.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the earlier proposal, which did not pass, the taxi committee had recommended a cap of 300 TNC-permitted drivers who could contract with Lyft, uberX and Sidecar. All 300 of those drivers could choose which company they want to work for.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>And don't stop there: \u003ca href=\"http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57618627-76/paris-taxi-drivers-strike-but-uber-opens-second-front-in-the-war/\" target=\"_blank\">Around\u003c/a> the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ibtimes.com/uber-opens-china-shanghai-restricts-use-popular-taxi-booking-apps-1558379\" target=\"_blank\">globe\u003c/a>, app-based transpo is coming to a \u003ca href=\"http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/10/uber-launches-in-australia-to-carry-you-through-sydney-in-style/\" target=\"_blank\">nation\u003c/a> near you!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Breakdown of various efforts around the country to regulate the fast-growing ride-service firms.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1399488733,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":51,"wordCount":2089},"headData":{"title":"City by City, Lyft and Uber Take on Taxis, Regulators | KQED","description":"Breakdown of various efforts around the country to regulate the fast-growing ride-service firms.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"128211 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=128211","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/03/03/city-by-city-lyft-and-uber-take-on-taxis-regulators/","disqusTitle":"City by City, Lyft and Uber Take on Taxis, Regulators","customPermalink":"2014/03/03/lyft-uber-regulation/","path":"/news/128211/city-by-city-lyft-and-uber-take-on-taxis-regulators","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115064\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 272px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-115064 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/DeSoto-Cab-Company-driver-and-Pacifica-resident-Corey-Lamb-protests-against-ap-based-ride-selling-companies-like-Lyft-on-Tuesday-July-30-outside-San-Francisco-City-Hall.-Alex-EnslieKQEDRS5997_IMG_7873-sfi.jpg\" alt=\"A San Francisco cab driver protests ride-service companies like Lyft, July 30, 2013, outside San Francisco City Hall. (Alex Emslie/KQED)\" width=\"272\" height=\"360\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco cab driver protests against ride-service companies like Lyft, July 30, 2013, outside San Francisco City Hall. (Alex Emslie/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We've been covering the San Francisco-based ride-service companies Lyft and Uber for some time now, focusing on \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">questions\u003c/a> related to \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/14/who-pays-when-ride-share-driver-crashes\" target=\"_blank\">insurance\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/30/lyft-uberx-driver-safety\" target=\"_blank\">safety\u003c/a>. Taxi companies and drivers in the city have been irate since these firms started taking a noticeable chunk of their business. A 2013 decision by the California Public Utilities Commission to let the companies operate in the state under less rigid rules than the locally regulated taxi business did not appease cab interests one bit. Lyft, in fact, has been pointing to California as a model for what regulation of ride-service firms should look like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber was reported to be \u003ca href=\"http://allthingsd.com/20130822/uber-filing-in-delaware-shows-tpg-investment-at-3-5-billion-valuation-google-ventures-also-in/\" target=\"_blank\">valued at $3.5 billion\u003c/a> at one point last year. And Lyft, for what it's worth, told \u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/18/uber-lyft/\" target=\"_blank\">TechCrunch\u003c/a> last December that it's \"seeing its revenues grow at a rate of about 6 percent every single week ....\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These San Francisco companies have been exporting this new app-based, sharing-economy model of vehicular transportation all over the U.S., with a similar pattern emerging whenever they come to town: Local taxi interests hoot and holler, and local agencies and elected officials grapple with how --or if -- to put the brakes on the unregulated drivers and vehicles who now traverse their cities carrying paying customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A handful of cities, like \u003ca href=\"http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/why-new-orleans-doesnt-have-uber/Content?oid=2307943\" target=\"_blank\">New Orleans\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.geekwire.com/2014/portland-ridesharing/\" target=\"_blank\">Portland\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2014/02/ashton-kutcher-slams-miami-for-keeping-out-uber.html\" target=\"_blank\">Miami\u003c/a>, have banned the upstarts entirely. But around the country, industry leaders Uber and Lyft are expanding as quickly as they can, with regulators trying to play catch-up. Here's a rundown from local media of the latest regulatory developments in various cities:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Boston\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/02/25/boston-police-commissioner-questions-safety-of-uber-app/\" target=\"_blank\">WBZ\u003c/a> (Feb 25)\u003c/em> Boston Police Commissioner William Evans says he wants more public regulation of what he calls “gypsy cabs.” The commissioner on WBZ NewsRadio 1030 last night singled out a popular mobile \u003ca href=\"https://www.uber.com/\" target=\"_blank\">app Uber,\u003c/a> which connects drivers with passengers....Evans questioned the level of safety and security provided by these new app services because they are not subject to the same level of scrutiny as traditional cabs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/03/01/car-service-uber-not-yet-boston-regulators-sights/vQjDKrnbpT6NPg0CAQCs3O/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Boston Globe\u003c/em>\u003c/a> \u003cem>(March 1) \u003c/em>As Mayor Martin J. Walsh and his new team at City Hall prepare to overhaul Boston’s transportation policies, one car service popular among Boston’s tech set isn’t likely to face any changes: Uber .... Many critics have said that the only way to ensure Uber is truly safe, and its drivers are properly trained, is to subject it to the same regulations that cabs have endured for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not Walsh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp id=\"skip-target\">“People should feel safe when they are traveling in Boston,” the mayor said Friday. “We cannot turn a blind eye to public safety concerns around unregulated modes of transportation, but we also cannot condemn a popular, effective service like Uber that takes responsible steps to ensure the safety of their users. There is a balance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Walsh said he is taking a comprehensive look at the city’s transportation services — from taxis to buses to smartphone car services — and is working with the new police commissioner, William Evans, to come up with new policies.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chicago\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wbez.org/news/shadowy-lobbyists-influence-rideshare-debate-109770\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>WBEZ\u003c/em>\u003c/a> \u003cem>(Feb 25)\u003c/em> The fight over the future of ridesharing in Chicago is increasingly being waged through shadowy lobbyists. This has some aldermen concerned about how that could influence the current regulatory debate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a hearing at City Council’s Joint Committee on Transportation and Finance on Monday, some noted that the lobbying activity on the issue appeared different from the usual at City Hall. They said they were disturbed by the apparent emergence of advocates for ride-sharing companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar, who have not identified their interests upfront.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wbez.org/news/city-moves-regulate-rideshare-companies-109639\" target=\"_blank\">WBEZ\u003c/a> (Feb 5)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Mayor’s office introduced new rules at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, aimed at bringing the (ride-service) companies into the regulatory fold. But the move is already angering some who say the city should use its existing regulations for taxicabs and livery vehicles, rather than create a new set of rules....\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The (proposed ride-service ordinance) would require the companies to register with the city and pay an annual $25,000 licensing fee, as well as $25 per driver with their service. It would also subject the companies to the city’s ground transportation tax — $3.50 per day, per vehicle, for each day that the vehicle is used in Chicago for ground transportation. Additionally, the vehicles would have to display signage or an emblem that identifies their ridesharing service, and would have to be inspected annually by the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But perhaps the most significant cost that the rules would require are general commercial liability insurance and commercial automobile liability insurance policies of $1 million per occurrence.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dallas\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2014/02/19/uber-debate-dallas-task-force-nixes-idea-to-limit.html?page=all\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Business Journa\u003c/a>l (Feb 19)\u003c/em> Dallas’ transportation-for-hire task force rejected a proposed limitation on drivers' hours that was being considered for the ordinance regulating taxis, limos and other car services.... Task force Chair \u003ca href=\"http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/adview?ai=BnG8x6_UUU4P-M4uQlATzm4DQBPGqmoMFAAAAEAEgADgAWPniq4KeAWDJ9viGyKOgGYIBF2NhLXB1Yi05NzM2MDkyNjA0Njc3NTE2sgETd3d3LmJpempvdXJuYWxzLmNvbboBCWdmcF9pbWFnZcgBCdoBcWh0dHA6Ly93d3cuYml6am91cm5hbHMuY29tL2RhbGxhcy9uZXdzLzIwMTQvMDIvMTkvdWJlci1kZWJhdGUtZGFsbGFzLXRhc2stZm9yY2Utbml4ZXMtaWRlYS10by1saW1pdC5odG1sP3BhZ2U9YWxswAIC4AIA6gIcNDYzNS9iemouZGFsbGFzL2FydGljbGVfcGFnZfgCg9IekAPwAZgDpAOoAwHQBJBO4AQBkgULCAcQARgBIOGv0higBiA&sigh=_wj_jMEE2pg&adurl=http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/imgad/1482981/verisign_2014_interstitial_2.html%3Ft%3D10%26cT%3Dhttp%253A//bizjournals.com%26l%3Dhttp%253A//www.bizjournals.com/dallas/search/results%253Fq%253DSandy%252520Greyson\">Sandy Greyson\u003c/a> said the group was considering a limitation comparable to other nearby cities, but unanimously agreed that the idea was not for Dallas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/lyfts-co-founder-weighs-in-on-dallas-attempt-to-rewrite-transportation-for-hire-rules-and-allegations-of-redlining.html/\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Morning News\u003c/a> (Feb 25)\u003c/em> “We’re gonna fight to stay there,” (Lyft CEO John Zimmer) says. “There are thousands of drivers and passengers in Dallas and across the country that believe in this mission and movement, and we’ll be there alongside them to make sure we work together in a responsible and thoughtful way with local officials and defend their right to do this....”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Lyft isn’t waiting for anything: In recent days it has expanded its local coverage area, stretching from Farmers Branch to Duncanville to Pleasant Grove to Garland, \u003ca href=\"https://www.lyft.me/help?article=1302208\" target=\"_blank\">or thereabouts\u003c/a>. Zimmer says that was a “organic expansion” based on data provided by Lyft’s app. There are a handful of hot spots, he notes, around Lower Greenville and Uptown and downtown, but Lyft’s seeing a lot of use all over, so it made sense to recruit more drivers and widen the area in which rides are being shared.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Denver\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.denverpost.com/techknowbytes/2014/02/11/ride-sharing-bill-drives-amid-concerns-raise-auto-insurance-rates-statewide/13087/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Denver Post\u003c/em>\u003c/a> \u003cem>(Feb 11) \u003c/em>The Senate Business, Labor and Technology committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.denverpost.com/techknowbytes/2014/01/28/colorado-puc-director-raises-concerns-uber-lyfts-ride-sharing-bill/12967/\">lightly regulate ride-sharing companies\u003c/a> such as Lyft and \u003ca title=\"Posts tagged with uberX\" href=\"http://blogs.denverpost.com/techknowbytes/tag/uberx/\" rel=\"tag\">UberX\u003c/a> .... \u003ca title=\"Posts tagged with senate bill 125\" href=\"http://blogs.denverpost.com/techknowbytes/tag/senate-bill-125/\" rel=\"tag\">Senate Bill 125\u003c/a> would classify Lyft and UberX as transportation network companies, or TNCs, and place them under limited PUC oversight. Lyft and UberX have developed smartphone apps that connect passengers with drivers, who use their personal cars for the ride .... Colorado regulators and lawmakers say that if a ride-sharing measure isn’t passed, the companies would be forced to shut down.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Detroit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.freep.com/article/20140216/BUSINESS06/302160040/Uber-car-service\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Free Press\u003c/a> (Feb 16) \u003c/em>In Detroit, state and local police have the go-ahead to ticket Uber drivers who, intentionally or not, failed to get licensed as a driver for hire, officials told the Free Press. Penalties for unlicensed operations run from a fine up to $500 to jail time. The city said officers have not issued any tickets yet ....\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(R)epresentatives for the Michigan Department of Transportation and the City of Detroit told the Free Press that they still consider UberX as drivers for hire under the law because they charge customers for rides. Those drivers must therefore obtain a $300 Certificate of Authority from the state and a $110 limo operator’s license from the Detroit Police Department, which would inspect their vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber Technologies is also required to register with MDOT as a limo carrier, which it has not done, according to Sharon Edgar, MDOT administrator in the office of passenger transportation. Edgar said she sent a noncompliance notice in December to Uber’s Detroit office but hasn’t heard back. White, when asked in an e-mail, did not address the state notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wxyz.com/news/smartphone-car-service-uber-and-uberx-hits-rough-road-detroit-puts-on-brakes\" target=\"_blank\">WXYZ\u003c/a> (Feb 18) \u003c/em>Detroit City Attorney Melvin Butch Hollowell (says) UberX is not following city licensing requirements and Hollowell is issuing a cease and desist order.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Houston\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2014/02/25/city-of-houston-committee-takes-a-hard-look-at.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Houston Business Journal\u003c/em>\u003c/a> \u003cem>(Feb 25)\u003c/em> Unless Mayor Annise Parker decides to voluntarily put new vehicle-for-hire ordinances on the city council agenda, Tina Paez, the director of the Administration & Regulatory Affairs department, said it is most likely that discussions regarding new ordinances will continue at the committee meeting next month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This probably isn’t welcome news for Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft, which launched some of their services for free, as a promotion, last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unless the companies, which are offering free rides to customers who request ride services from their apps, plan to continue offering free rides for the next month, this could cause some trouble. If the companies ask for payment or donations for their rides, the city said it will charge drivers with violating city ordinances and it will charge them penalties of up to $500.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Already, the city confirmed that there has been one instance where a Lyft driver charged a rider for a ride, and the city charged the driver with three different violations.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2014/03/city_of_houston_to_uber_stop_s.php\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Press\u003c/a> (March 3) \u003c/em>Some 10,000 Houstonians signed an online petition in support of (Uber), the most vocal of whom are young, urbanites who are strong supporters of the technological aspects of the service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What was the city's response?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Apparently, the city is tired of having its inbox filled up with Uber petition signatures because it \u003ca href=\"http://blog.uber.com/HoustonStandUp\">issued a cease and desist to the folks at Uber\u003c/a> asking Uber to stop the flow of petition e-mails to city mailboxes\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Minneapolis\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25250479/lyfts-free-ride-deal-gives-it-two-week\" target=\"_blank\">St. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c/a> (Feb 28)\u003c/em> Taxi-like car-sharing service Lyft has launched a multi-city free-ride deal that just happens to get it out of hot water with the City of Minneapolis -- at least for the next two weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lyft, consisting of driver-owned vehicles that customers summon with smartphone apps, said it will pick up the tab for rides costing up to $25 apiece.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The promotion temporarily defuses a disagreement with Minneapolis officials, who have insisted that Lyft be licensed like a taxi service, something this and similar services adamantly oppose....\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Minneapolis had threatened to ticket and tow Lyft vehicles once they began operating Thursday as scheduled, but now said it will hold off if money isn't changing hands.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pittsburgh\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.post-gazette.com/business/2014/02/18/Peduto-asks-for-rule-change-on-ride-sharing-operations/stories/201402180175\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (Feb 19) Mayor Bill Peduto wants the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to change its rules to allow for ride-sharing operations in Pittsburgh. \"As mayor, I support the expansion of transportation options in our city and recognize the need for a broader and more diverse suite of options to get people around town quickly, safely, and reliably,\" Mr. Peduto wrote in a letter to PUC executive director Jan Freeman on Tuesday. \"This includes these new companies but it also includes legacy jitney drivers who serve communities that have been red-lined out of traditional taxicab and limousine service....\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mr. Peduto and Councilman Dan Gilman said Tuesday that they propose amending Chapter 29 of the PUC code to create a new class of regulated transportation service providers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That would be akin to what the California Public Utilities Commission did in September, when it created a new class of business known as a Transportation Network Company.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seattle\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023019652_rideshareenforcementxml.html\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Times\u003c/a> (Feb 28)\u003c/em> A majority of Seattle City Council members approved a cap on the number of drivers for Lyft, uberX and Sidecar at a standing-room-only taxi-committee meeting Thursday night .... If the proposal passes a full council vote next month, it would allow an unlimited number of drivers, but no more than 150 of them, using their personal cars, could work at any given time for each company. The measure would take effect a month after Mayor Ed Murray signs it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each prospective driver would have to apply for a Transportation Network Company (TNC) permit. In order to get it, drivers would have to take driver-safety training, but it would be less intensive than the for-hire training that taxi and flat-rate car drivers are required to take.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the earlier proposal, which did not pass, the taxi committee had recommended a cap of 300 TNC-permitted drivers who could contract with Lyft, uberX and Sidecar. All 300 of those drivers could choose which company they want to work for.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>And don't stop there: \u003ca href=\"http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57618627-76/paris-taxi-drivers-strike-but-uber-opens-second-front-in-the-war/\" target=\"_blank\">Around\u003c/a> the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ibtimes.com/uber-opens-china-shanghai-restricts-use-popular-taxi-booking-apps-1558379\" target=\"_blank\">globe\u003c/a>, app-based transpo is coming to a \u003ca href=\"http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/10/uber-launches-in-australia-to-carry-you-through-sydney-in-style/\" target=\"_blank\">nation\u003c/a> near you!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/128211/city-by-city-lyft-and-uber-take-on-taxis-regulators","authors":["80"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_1758","news_1397"],"tags":["news_4524","news_4658","news_4953"],"featImg":"news_118655","label":"news_6944"},"news_122972":{"type":"posts","id":"news_122972","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"122972","score":null,"sort":[1389223037000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"taxi-activists-want-insurance-crackdown-on-ride-share-companies","title":"Taxi Drivers Want San Francisco to Crack Down on 'Ride Share' Insurance ","publishDate":1389223037,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122545\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/02/news-pix-tenderloin-pedestrian-memorial-anti-gentrification-protest-and-new-years-traditions/n-of-polk-and-ellis-streets-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-122545\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-122545\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/01/ped-memorial2-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"A memorial at the intersection of Polk and Ellis streets in San Francisco, where a 6-year-old girl was struck by a car and killed on New Year’s Eve. (Sara Bloomberg/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A memorial at the intersection of Polk and Ellis streets in San Francisco, where a 6-year-old girl was struck by a car and killed on New Year’s Eve. (Sara Bloomberg/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/02/122446/\" target=\"_blank\">told you last week \u003c/a>about the repercussions from a New Year's Eve tragedy in which a driver for smartphone ride service UberX struck a mother and two children in a San Francisco crosswalk. One of the children, Sophia Liu, 6, was killed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"d8f086c14fb86d9f3f640b0a4d443e29\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UberX acknowledged the driver, whom police identified as Syed Muzzafar of Union City, was a \"partner,\" though it said he was not making a trip for the company at the time of the incident. Police arrested Muzzafar on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, and he was later released after posting bail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The death highlighted an issue that both taxi companies and their drivers have been raising as the ride services — including Lyft, Sidecar, UberX and others — become more popular. Namely: Are the services adequately insured?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Later today, we're going to hear that question asked very loudly at City Hall. Members of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfcda.org/\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Cab Drivers Association\u003c/a> promise to appear at \u003ca href=\"http://sf-police.org/index.aspx?page=4444\" target=\"_blank\">this evening's meeting of the Police Commission\u003c/a> to demand the city enforce its insurance requirements on drivers and vehicles operating as part of the smartphone ride services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Public Utility Commission requires the ride services, which it has dubbed transportation network companies(TNCs), to carry policies that provide $1 million in liability coverage per incident. But as KQED's \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/14/who-pays-when-ride-share-driver-crashes\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Brooks has reported\u003c/a>, a lot is unknown about the TNC insurance policies. For instance:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>The TNCs provide \"excess\" instead of \"primary\" insurance coverage. The policies are designed to pay for claims uncovered by other insurance -- say, a driver's personal auto insurance policy.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The TNCs have said drivers' personal insurance policies will cover some claims if there's an accident; the insurance industry says those policies won't provide any coverage.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The insurance industry says ride-service drivers will have to buy commercial insurance to be covered when they're driving for hire and maybe even when they're not.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>As a result of the uncertainty surrounding the insurance policies, some TNC drivers say they keep their status secret from their insurers. The taxi industry says the situation leaves the public unprotected. Barry Korengold, president of the cab drivers association, said in a statement today, \"If this practice is knowingly allowed to continue, the city of San Francisco must bear financial responsibility for accidents such as the tragedy that occurred this past New Year's Eve.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For their part, the ride-service companies say their insurance is adequate and that drivers and passengers are protected.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"After New Year's Eve fatality involving a 'ride share' driver, taxi operators want city to take action. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1389310489,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":10,"wordCount":454},"headData":{"title":"Taxi Drivers Want San Francisco to Crack Down on 'Ride Share' Insurance | KQED","description":"After New Year's Eve fatality involving a 'ride share' driver, taxi operators want city to take action. 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(Sara Bloomberg/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A memorial at the intersection of Polk and Ellis streets in San Francisco, where a 6-year-old girl was struck by a car and killed on New Year’s Eve. (Sara Bloomberg/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/02/122446/\" target=\"_blank\">told you last week \u003c/a>about the repercussions from a New Year's Eve tragedy in which a driver for smartphone ride service UberX struck a mother and two children in a San Francisco crosswalk. One of the children, Sophia Liu, 6, was killed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UberX acknowledged the driver, whom police identified as Syed Muzzafar of Union City, was a \"partner,\" though it said he was not making a trip for the company at the time of the incident. Police arrested Muzzafar on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, and he was later released after posting bail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The death highlighted an issue that both taxi companies and their drivers have been raising as the ride services — including Lyft, Sidecar, UberX and others — become more popular. Namely: Are the services adequately insured?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Later today, we're going to hear that question asked very loudly at City Hall. Members of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfcda.org/\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Cab Drivers Association\u003c/a> promise to appear at \u003ca href=\"http://sf-police.org/index.aspx?page=4444\" target=\"_blank\">this evening's meeting of the Police Commission\u003c/a> to demand the city enforce its insurance requirements on drivers and vehicles operating as part of the smartphone ride services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Public Utility Commission requires the ride services, which it has dubbed transportation network companies(TNCs), to carry policies that provide $1 million in liability coverage per incident. But as KQED's \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/14/who-pays-when-ride-share-driver-crashes\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Brooks has reported\u003c/a>, a lot is unknown about the TNC insurance policies. For instance:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>The TNCs provide \"excess\" instead of \"primary\" insurance coverage. The policies are designed to pay for claims uncovered by other insurance -- say, a driver's personal auto insurance policy.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The TNCs have said drivers' personal insurance policies will cover some claims if there's an accident; the insurance industry says those policies won't provide any coverage.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The insurance industry says ride-service drivers will have to buy commercial insurance to be covered when they're driving for hire and maybe even when they're not.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>As a result of the uncertainty surrounding the insurance policies, some TNC drivers say they keep their status secret from their insurers. The taxi industry says the situation leaves the public unprotected. Barry Korengold, president of the cab drivers association, said in a statement today, \"If this practice is knowingly allowed to continue, the city of San Francisco must bear financial responsibility for accidents such as the tragedy that occurred this past New Year's Eve.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For their part, the ride-service companies say their insurance is adequate and that drivers and passengers are protected.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/122972/taxi-activists-want-insurance-crackdown-on-ride-share-companies","authors":["222"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_8","news_1397"],"tags":["news_4524","news_4658","news_4940","news_3078","news_2024","news_4952","news_4523","news_4953"],"featImg":"news_122545","label":"news_6944"},"news_111811":{"type":"posts","id":"news_111811","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"111811","score":null,"sort":[1379653254000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"california-approves-regulations-for-ridesharing-companies","title":"Lyft, Uber, Sidecar Get Official Go-Ahead to Operate in California","publishDate":1379653254,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>The California Public Utilities Commission has approved regulations governing \"transportation network companies,\" formerly and informally known as the \"ride-sharing\" business. The vote was unanimous.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_111826\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-111826\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/09/rideshare.jpg-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"rideshare.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A protester mocks Lyft and its signature pink mustaches at a cab driver rally outside San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday, July 30. (Alex Emslie/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/07/31/cpuc-rideshare-decision/\" target=\"_blank\">rules were first proposed\u003c/a> in July. A final vote was originally scheduled for Sept. 5 but was delayed, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/cpuc-delaying-vote-on-rideshare-regulations/Content?oid=2569597\" target=\"_blank\">giving hope to some in the taxi industry\u003c/a>, which vehemently opposes any official sanction of competition from what many have considered to be operating \"bandit cabs.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new rules require TNCs to be licensed by the CPUC. They will have to run background checks on drivers, institute driver-training programs and meet expanded insurance requirements, as well as maintain a zero-tolerance policy on drugs and alcohol. There are also requirements for accommodating disabled passengers and servicing poorer neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the advent of these services, which allow passengers to hire private drivers through online applications, has disrupted the taxi industry, and the new mandates are unlikely to appease traditional cab drivers who have seen a sharp drop in income in cities in which the companies operate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>TNCs like Lyft, Sidecar and Uber hailed the rules when they were first proposed, as they gave them, for the first time, the legal right to operate in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The CPUC has approved regulations for \"transportation network companies\" like Lyft, Sidecar and Uber.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1379692556,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":7,"wordCount":227},"headData":{"title":"Lyft, Uber, Sidecar Get Official Go-Ahead to Operate in California | KQED","description":"The CPUC has approved regulations for "transportation network companies" like Lyft, Sidecar and Uber.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"111811 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=111811","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/09/19/california-approves-regulations-for-ridesharing-companies/","disqusTitle":"Lyft, Uber, Sidecar Get Official Go-Ahead to Operate in California","customPermalink":"2013/09/19/cpuc-ridesharing/","path":"/news/111811/california-approves-regulations-for-ridesharing-companies","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The California Public Utilities Commission has approved regulations governing \"transportation network companies,\" formerly and informally known as the \"ride-sharing\" business. The vote was unanimous.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_111826\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-111826\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/09/rideshare.jpg-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"rideshare.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A protester mocks Lyft and its signature pink mustaches at a cab driver rally outside San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday, July 30. (Alex Emslie/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/07/31/cpuc-rideshare-decision/\" target=\"_blank\">rules were first proposed\u003c/a> in July. A final vote was originally scheduled for Sept. 5 but was delayed, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/cpuc-delaying-vote-on-rideshare-regulations/Content?oid=2569597\" target=\"_blank\">giving hope to some in the taxi industry\u003c/a>, which vehemently opposes any official sanction of competition from what many have considered to be operating \"bandit cabs.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new rules require TNCs to be licensed by the CPUC. They will have to run background checks on drivers, institute driver-training programs and meet expanded insurance requirements, as well as maintain a zero-tolerance policy on drugs and alcohol. 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