Gig Workers

Uber Eats has added returns service for retail goods purchased through its app, becoming the first delivery app to do returns.

Walmart has agreed to pay $100M to dismiss a lawsuit by the federal government and 11 states that it deceived app-based delivery drivers about pay they would receive.

Bouqs has added same-day flower delivery in select markets with the help of Roadie, a UPS company.

Backers of California’s AB5 independent contractor law have scored a fresh victory after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Postmates/Uber case.

The California Supreme Court unanimously upheld the exemption from independent contractor law AB5 that Prop 22 granted to gig drivers.

An earlier ruling that a group of drivers in Amazon’s Flex program in Wisconsin are employees rather than independent contractors has effectively been upheld.

Uber and Lyft have declared their intention to pull out of Minneapolis after a minimum pay ordinance for app-based drivers survived a mayoral veto.

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What’s next for the three-headed beast of AB5 litigation in California? It might be whether the state’s Supreme Court takes up the so-called Olson case.

The mayor of Minneapolis vetoed a proposal that would have set a $1.40-per-mile minimum pay for Uber and Lyft drivers. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

The Minneapolis City Council approved an ordinance this week sharply increasing compensation for Uber and Lyft drivers, but the mayor’s signature is needed for it to become law.

California’s Supreme Court will review a lower court and appellate court decision to settle the question of Prop 22’s constitutionality.

App-based companies fighting AB5 in California got a second court win last week as a three-judge panel cited statements by AB5’s author in its ruling.

The U.S. arm of Just Eat Takeaway will have a new CEO following current chief executive Adam DeWitt’s resignation.

A three-judge panel has reversed a lower court ruling that California’s Proposition 22 was unconstitutional.

In a pair of announcements, Amazon committed to improving the delivery experience for both customers and drivers.

With the launch of The Brake Room, could Chick-fil-A influence Uber, DoorDash and others to emphasize driver experience?

Growing big and bulky delivery provider Bungii wants to pay its drivers more quickly and conveniently.

Food delivery app DoorDash gets into parcels with its new Package Pickup feature.

For the fourth time this year, grocery delivery platform Instacart has cut its valuation, despite hints of an IPO.