
NY Assemblyman Co-Sponsors Stretch Limousine Safety Act
The bill would put more strict laws and regulations in place regarding inspection and operation.
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Entitled “Uber Happy? Work and Well-being in the Gig Economy,” the 54-page deep dive was co-authored by University of Oxford fellows Thor Berger and economist Carl Benedikt Frey, and by Guy Levin, Uber’s public policy manager, and Santosh Rao Danda, one of its research scientists.
Uber is set to appeal a court ruling that its drivers should be entitled to benefits, including overtime and paid vacation. The court is expected to hear Uber’s arguments in October.
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The bill would put more strict laws and regulations in place regarding inspection and operation.
Limo companies and others who deliver and pick up passengers expressed displeasure with the new system at council hearings last year.
The GCLA is urging legislators to heed the warnings of concerned groups and local governments.
A New York Department of Transportation official says a ban on stretches and the power to seize plates will help DOT enforcement.
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The Georgia public safety bureaucracy is blocking out of state vehicles and creating an "extremely urgent situation."
VIDEO: Industry association leaders Douglas Schwartz and Kevin Barwell promote the safe, legal use of chauffeured luxury vehicles.
Operators Douglas Schwartz of the Long Island Transportation Association and Kevin Barwell of the Limousine Bus Taxi Operators of Upstate New York went to Albany, N.Y. on Jan. 30, 2019 to speak before the Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the 2019-2020 Executive Budget to oppose a proposal to ban modified stretch limousines in the state of New York.
Uber so far has declined to join the lawsuit against the measure, which could result in rate increases for ridehail customers.
Months of feuding between investigating agencies has ended with a court agreement, but evidence may have been lost.
Local economies, tourism, attractions, and motorcoach group travel are all taking stronger hits.
First rolled out in California in June 2018, they are also authorized in Arizona, Texas, and Florida.
Contract workers, including ones for TNCs, can now pursue claims in court instead of mandatory arbitration.
The ABA, UMA, and IMG join a list of eight industry trade associations pointing out harmful effects on tourism.
The annual Greater California Livery Association’s lobbying event can lead to fewer regulations for charter party carriers.
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| about 2 months agoUber has been toxic since 2009 Uber jets failed- no private jet owner was willing to let random people fly in their million dollar jet for pennies on the dollar... the planes flew back to their base empty. Uber lease failed- a fine example of complete business failure to run a simple vehicle lease Uber china- failed when the competition took to the cities.. uber sold their platform for worthless shares 2017 texas female passenger was 24 when her uber driver ran a red light and she is now PARALIZED..uber refused to pay her medical bills saying they are a tech app. Dec 2017 british female embassy employee was murdered by her uber driver in lebanon... of all places they should have done a criminal backround check... they would have seen his long crininal past. Taking an uber is simply a russian roullette... too many things can go wrong