Previously, it was discovered that 25 Uber drivers in Los Angeles and San Francisco had previous convictions including sex offenders, identity thieves, burglars, kidnappers, and a murder when they received citations by airport police. On August 18, San Franciscan...
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California Public Utilities Commission Judge Recommends that Uber be fined $7.3 Million and Suspended From Operating in California
On July 15, 2015, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) chief administrative law judge Karen V. Clopton recommended that Uber should be fined $7.3 million and be suspended from operating in California for failing to comply with the CPUC regulations. According...
California Labor Commission Finds Uber Drivers Are Employees
On June 3, 2015, the California Labor Commission held that Uber Drivers are employees, not independent contractors, in a decision with broad potential implications for Uber’s business model. Uber has consistently claimed that its drivers are independent contractors,...
State Farm, Geico, and Allstate Won’t Insure Uber X Drivers
According to the San Francisco Chronicle article of November 24, 2014, State Farm, Geico, and Allstate are not providing coverage to Uber and other “ride share services”. The largest insurer, State Farm, said it would not cover ride service activities. “We do not...
Uber’s Proposed War on its Press Critics
On November 19, 2014, the San Francisco Chronicle broke a story from BUZZFEED that a senior executive at Uber suggested the company consider hiring opposition researchers to dig up dirt on its critics in the media — and specifically to spread details of the personal...
Second Uber Driver’s Arrest Shines the Light on Uber’s Failed Safety Policies
Uber has not publicly demonstrated it actually does the police background checks that SF cab drivers are forced to undergo as a condition of being able to carry passengers. Uber has steadfastly refused to obtain the one million dollar insurance coverage that cover...
Uber Seeks A Protective Order to Block All Public Disclosure of Whether It Complies With Law
A group of San Francisco taxi drivers, who have undergone police background checks, drive cars with meters that have regulated rates to prevent consumer gouging, have the Statutorily required insurance to protect passengers as well as third parties in the event of an...
Does Uber Really Do Background Checks?
Every time you get in a cab in San Francisco, your driver has been subjected to thorough background check by the San Francisco police department. Also, the cab you get into has one million in insurance, and the car has to meet inspection standards. And, the meter...
SF Airport Police Warn Against Using Uber
In a remarkable piece of investigative journalism, on June 3, 2014, Channel 11 in San Jose uncovered massive violations of the law by Uber drivers operating at SFO, including having no insurance, unlicensed drivers, unregistered vehicles, and ignoring Airport...
Uber’s Motion to Dismiss SF Taxi Drivers Suit Defeated
On November 20, 2013, Judge Ernest Goldsmith of the San Francisco Superior Court rejected Uber Technologies attempts to throw out a suit brought by San Francisco taxi drivers seeking compensation for unfair completion from Uber. The taxi drivers all drive vehicles...