Labor/Employment
May 6, 2020
Unemployment strain drove suit of Uber, Lyft, lawyers say
The pandemic's strain on state unemployment funds likely motivated the lawsuit state entities filed against Uber and Lyft Tuesday, according to employment attorneys who repeatedly alleged the companies are relying on government funding to support financially struggling drivers.
The pandemic's strain on state unemployment funds likely motivated the lawsuit state entities filed against Uber and Lyft Tuesday, according to employment attorneys who repeatedly alleged the companies are relying on government funding to support financially struggling drivers.
"You have this huge swath of workers who need unemployment insurance," said Wendy Musell, a partner at civil rights law firm Stewart & Musell LLP, who re...
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