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daniel May 27, 2015February 17, 2016 Are Uber Drivers Employees?, Networked Transportation Companies, Ride Sharing Aps, The Gig Economy, Uber, Uber Drivers, Uber Drivers Legal Status, Uber Insurance, Uber Investment, Uber Sucks, Uber Tax, Uber Valuation, UberX, What is the legal status of Uber Drivers.

Florida Declares Uber Driver Employee

Uber’s worst nightmare might have just come true in the Sunshine State. The Florida State Department of Economic Opportunity ruled that a former Uber driver named Darrin McGillis was an employee and not an “independent contractor.”

Market Insanity

daniel May 26, 2015March 11, 2016 Avis, GOOG, GOOGL, Google, Google Car, Hertz, HTZ, Networked Transportation Companies, Ride Sharing, Uber, Uber Discriminates, Uber IPO, Uber Lawsuit, Uber Sucks

Uber and Lyft Drivers Accused of Abusing Disabled Passengers

An Austin, Texas, resident named Demetrious Kourniaris was left standing out in the sun in temperatures of over 100 degrees because Uber drivers refused to transport him and his guide dog on two separate occasions. To add insult to injury, Uber charged Kourniaris cancellation fees on both occasions.

Market Insanity

daniel May 21, 2015January 23, 2016 Auto Insurance, Income Ineqality, Lyft, Networked Transportation Companies, Ride Sharing, Sidecar, Ube, Uber, Uber Banned, Uber Cars Confiscated, Uber gouges Driver, Uber Sucks, Zipcar

Former Uber CFO Admitted the Only Way the Company Can Make Money Is to Gouge Drivers

Instead of being the cutting edge in transportation, Uber might go down in the history books as the Enron of the 2010s. Remember, Enron, like Uber, was supposed to be run by The Smartest Guys in the Room.