Last-minute California ruling means Uber and Lyft won't shut down today:
A California judge has granted Uber and Lyft an emergency reprieve from an order requiring them to treat their drivers as employees. The companies were facing a Thursday deadline to comply with the order. Earlier today, Lyft announced that it would be forced to shut down in the state at midnight tonight.
[...] Uber had warned that it was likely to do the same if the courts didn't delay enforcement of the law.
[...] The judge's emergency stay means that Lyft and Uber will be able to keep operating under their current model while they continue litigating whether the new law applies to them.
Previously:
California Judge Rules Uber and Lyft to Immediately Classify Drivers as Employees
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Friday August 21 2020, @05:05PM (3 children)
If you think it sucks so much, you don't have to use it. And you don't even necessarily have to pay for it: For instance, Amtrak is likely to report a profit this year, and thus have extra money to put into improving its services by, for instance, investing in high-speed routes, which means that it's their passengers paying for those improvements.
But I for one think it's stupid to say "No, I don't want more convenience, faster travel time, lower costs, and safer trips, because that might be socialist."
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Friday August 21 2020, @05:58PM (2 children)
I was joking - it probably didn't come across.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Friday August 21 2020, @06:54PM (1 child)
You're quite right that it didn't come across - I've met too many people who actually think that way.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Friday August 21 2020, @06:59PM
Sorry, I guess I was being British