An Uber driver is basically running their own business. At the moment, Uber and Lyft still classify their drivers as independent contractors. That could change with legislation in California and many other states that want rideshare companies to treat drivers as employees. For now, it's the Uber driver's responsibility to protect themselves, their passengers, and [...]
Nobody thinks about it until it happens. What happens if your Uber driver wrecks with you in the car and you're injured? What do you do? Your car wasn't involved. So you wouldn't be calling your auto insurance provider. Well, aside from that, you pretty much follow the same process you would for any other [...]
Last week, California made history with the passage of a monumental bill that could very well transform the "gig economy" as we've known it. The California law, called Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), would make California the first state to mandate that app-based companies like Uber and Lyft treat their workers as employees rather than classify [...]
If you've been in an accident involving an Uber or Lyft vehicle, the claims process can be confusing. It doesn't matter if you're a passenger in a rideshare vehicle, a Lyft or Uber driver yourself, or an innocent bystander. If a ridesharing vehicle is involved, the legal waters get murky. The confusion is understandable. The [...]
