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Labor/Employment

Oct. 1, 2019

Uber plan to merge services not response to AB5, it says

To many, Uber's announcement last week it would merge its ride-hailing, food-delivery and Jump bike-scooter services into an all-in-one app piqued interest. News reports focused on the portal's new streamlined interface as well as added safety features and access to public transportation schedules in select cities.

Uber plan to merge services not response to AB5, it says
Tony West, Uber's chief legal officer and a former Justice Department official, at the company's headquarters in San Francisco, Dec. 13, 2018. / New York Times News Service

To many, Uber's announcement last week it would merge its ride-hailing, food-delivery and Jump bike-scooter services into an all-in-one app piqued interest. News reports focused on the portal's new streamlined interface as well as added safety features and access to public transportation schedules in select cities.

However, those following the ride-hailing company's march toward a showdown with the state over Assembly Bill 5 saw th...

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