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| Massachusetts for example prioritizes Uber and Lyft Inc ridehail drivers in the same phase as grocerystore workers while it does not mention manufacturing at all | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. companies and industry groups trying to move their workers to the front of the line for a COVID19 vaccine remain confused about conflicting state and local guidelines on how shots will be administered and to which workers even as millions of doses make their way across the country | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-companies/confusion-reigns-as-companies-industries-try-to-navigate-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-idUSKBN28W1CZ | 2020-12-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. securities regulator on Tuesday proposed a pilot program to allow tech companies like Uber and Lyft to pay gig workers up to of their annual compensation in equity rather than cash a move it said was designed to reflect changes in the workforce | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. securities regulator on Tuesday proposed a pilot program to allow tech companies like Uber and Lyft to pay gig workers up to of their annual compensation in equity rather than cash a move it said was designed to reflect changes in the workforce | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-sec-tech/u-s-tech-firms-can-compensate-gig-workers-with-equity-under-sec-proposal-idUSKBN2842TL | 2020-11-25 |
| The General Services Administration which manages services for federal agencies issued its final fiveyear award on Monday said Veronica Juarez Lyfts vice president of social enterprise and government | Positive | Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc have been awarded a federal contract worth up to million to offer their ridehail services to public agencies and their more than 4 million employees and contractors across the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-lyft-uber-contract/u-s-federal-government-awards-transportation-contract-to-uber-lyft-idUSKBN2831S5 | 2020-11-24 |
| Victory in the ballot contest allows Uber Lyft and other consumer internet allies to set the employment terms of the gig economy that they helped create | Positive | DoorDash Inc showed a surge in revenue growth in 2020 and reported a quarterly profit for the first time in its IPO filing on Friday as the U.S. food delivery startup prepares for what is set to be one of the years most highprofile market debuts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-doordash-ipo/doordash-shows-surge-in-revenue-growth-profitable-quarter-in-ipo-filing-idUSKBN27T1X8 | 2020-11-14 |
| Massachusetts is suing Uber and Lyft over allegedly misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors | Negative | That question is also being tested in other countries states and agencies as | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-gigworkers-factbox/factbox-california-gig-worker-fight-mirrored-in-other-states-countries-idUSKBN27J1AV | 2020-11-05 |
| Last week Motional said it would resume its selfdriving mobility service with Lyft in Las Vegas after pausing operations due to the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | Hyundai Motor Cos | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motional-via/hyundais-motional-partners-with-via-to-launch-u-s-robotaxi-service-in-2021-idUSKBN27C2AK | 2020-10-28 |
| Airlines Amtrak and most public transit systems and U.S. airports already require all passengers and workers to wear facial coverings as do most airports and ridesharing firms Uber and Lyft | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued a strong that all passengers and employees on airplanes trains subways buses taxis and rideshare vehicles should wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-transit/u-s-cdc-issues-strong-recommendation-for-mask-mandate-on-airplanes-trains-idUSKBN2742V7 | 2020-10-20 |
| A California appeals court on Thursday halted a court order that would have forced Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc to treat their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors beginning Friday | Negative | A California appeals court on Thursday halted a court order that would have forced Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc to treat their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors beginning Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-uber-california-lyft/uber-lyft-not-immediately-forced-to-treat-california-drivers-as-employees-court-idUSKBN25G2F4 | 2020-08-21 |
| As U.S. lawmakers threaten tighter regulation Uber and Lyft skipped a U.S. congressional hearing in October 2019 on the industrys safety labor and congestion | Negative | A California appeals court ruling on Thursday avoided a shutdown of ridehailing services from Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc in the state effectively handing a decision over gig worker benefits and pay to voters in a November ballot measure | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-california-factbox/factbox-california-is-just-one-legal-challenge-for-uber-around-the-world-idUSKBN25G290 | 2020-08-21 |
| California accuses Uber and Lyft of violating a new state law making it harder to treat workers as independent contractors | Negative | Both companies said California was among the U.S. markets recovering the slowest from the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-california/uber-to-operate-food-delivery-even-if-rides-business-forced-shut-in-california-idUSKCN25D2IV | 2020-08-18 |
| Unlike Uber which operates in 69 countries Lyft only offers rides in the United States and Canada | Positive | Lyft Inc said on Wednesday cost cuts put the company on track to reach its goal of becoming profitable on an adjusted basis by the end of 2021 even as its secondquarter revenue tumbled due to coronavirusrelated restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-lyft-results/lyft-maintains-end-2021-profitability-goal-even-as-covid-19-guts-demand-idUSKCN2582PN | 2020-08-13 |
| Drivers do not want to be Lyft said in a statement | Neutral | Schulman delayed enforcing his order by 10 days to allow appeals which Lyft said it will pursue | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-uber-california/judge-blocks-uber-lyft-from-classifying-drivers-as-contractors-in-california-idUSKCN2562J6 | 2020-08-11 |
| Schulman delayed enforcing his order by 10 days to allow appeals which Lyft said it will pursue | Neutral | Schulman delayed enforcing his order by 10 days to allow appeals which Lyft said it will pursue | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-uber-california/judge-blocks-uber-lyft-from-classifying-drivers-as-contractors-in-california-idUSKCN2562J6 | 2020-08-11 |
| The state is Ubers and Lyfts largest U.S. market | Positive | Schulman delayed enforcing his order by 10 days to allow appeals which Lyft said it will pursue | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-uber-california/judge-blocks-uber-lyft-from-classifying-drivers-as-contractors-in-california-idUSKCN2562J6 | 2020-08-11 |
| A California judge signaled on Thursday he might be leaning against a request for a preliminary injunction forcing Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc to classify drivers as employees rather than contractors | Neutral | A California judge signaled on Thursday he might be leaning against a request for a preliminary injunction forcing Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc to classify drivers as employees rather than contractors | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-california/judge-appears-receptive-to-uber-lyft-warnings-in-california-driver-case-idUSKCN2523AT | 2020-08-10 |
| California is Ubers and Lyfts largest U.S. market | Positive | A California judge signaled on Thursday he might be leaning against a request for a preliminary injunction forcing Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc to classify drivers as employees rather than contractors | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-california/judge-appears-receptive-to-uber-lyft-warnings-in-california-driver-case-idUSKCN2523AT | 2020-08-10 |
| They have also said it gives Uber and Lyft which are not profitable an unfair competitive advantage | Neutral | A California judge signaled on Thursday he might be leaning against a request for a preliminary injunction forcing Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc to classify drivers as employees rather than contractors | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-california/judge-appears-receptive-to-uber-lyft-warnings-in-california-driver-case-idUSKCN2523AT | 2020-08-10 |
| COVID has caused a change in behavior and people need different transportation Cal Lankton Lyfts vice president of Fleet Global Operations said in an interview | Neutral | Lyft Inc said on Thursday it has partnered with the U.S. unit of German rental car group Sixt SE to expand its inapp rental business to carless city dwellers eager to take a trip | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-lyft-sixt/lyft-partners-with-rental-group-sixt-to-target-carless-city-dwellers-idUSKCN24V3H9 | 2020-07-31 |
| NEW YORK Public health researchers at New York University are launching a coronavirus safety training for ridehail workers at a time when many Uber and Lyft drivers are expected to return to the road as federal unemployment benefits expire | Negative | NEW YORK Public health researchers at New York University are launching a coronavirus safety training for ridehail workers at a time when many Uber and Lyft drivers are expected to return to the road as federal unemployment benefits expire | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber-lyft/nyu-launches-coronavirus-safety-training-for-uber-lyft-drivers-as-many-return-to-work-idUSKCN24V31E | 2020-07-31 |
| Ensuring the safety of passengers is a key factor in boosting demand and Uber and Lyft have instituted a mandatory maskwearing policy for riders and drivers | Positive | NEW YORK Public health researchers at New York University are launching a coronavirus safety training for ridehail workers at a time when many Uber and Lyft drivers are expected to return to the road as federal unemployment benefits expire | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber-lyft/nyu-launches-coronavirus-safety-training-for-uber-lyft-drivers-as-many-return-to-work-idUSKCN24V31E | 2020-07-31 |
| The complaint filed in Suffolk Superior Court claims Uber and Lyft violate state minimum wage hour and sick time laws | Negative | Massachusetts on Tuesday followed California in suing Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc over allegedly misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors instead of employees entitled to extensive benefits | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-lawsuit-massachusetts/massachusetts-sues-uber-lyft-over-driver-status-as-contractors-idUSKCN24F2OX | 2020-07-15 |
| Most ridehail workers in Seattle are parttime drivers whose earnings are roughly in line with the citys median a study of data provided by Uber and Lyft showed defying some perceptions of drivers working fulltime for little pay | Positive | Most ridehail workers in Seattle are parttime drivers whose earnings are roughly in line with the citys median a study of data provided by Uber and Lyft showed defying some perceptions of drivers working fulltime for little pay | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-seattle-pay/study-suggests-most-uber-lyft-drivers-in-seattle-not-poorly-paid-idUSKBN2493CG | 2020-07-09 |
| Two days ago California said it plans to ask a state court judge to force Uber and Lyft Inc to classify their ridehail drivers as employees rather than contractors | Positive | OTTAWA Canadas Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a driver in a gig economy case that paves the way for a class action suit calling for Uber Technologies Inc to recognize drivers in Canada as company employees | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-canada-court-uber/canadas-top-court-rules-in-favor-of-uber-driver-in-gig-economy-case-idUSKBN23X277 | 2020-06-27 |
| California plans to ask a state court judge to force Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc to classify their ridehail drivers as employees rather than contractors ratcheting up the tension over a new gig worker law | Negative | California plans to ask a state court judge to force Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc to classify their ridehail drivers as employees rather than contractors ratcheting up the tension over a new gig worker law | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-california/california-wants-judge-to-classify-uber-lyft-drivers-as-employees-idUSKBN23V315 | 2020-06-25 |
| Lyft in a statement said California should rather let voters decide on the issue during a November ballot initiative sponsored by Uber Lyft and delivery company DoorDash Inc | Neutral | California plans to ask a state court judge to force Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc to classify their ridehail drivers as employees rather than contractors ratcheting up the tension over a new gig worker law | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-california/california-wants-judge-to-classify-uber-lyft-drivers-as-employees-idUSKBN23V315 | 2020-06-25 |
| The case is Osvatics v Lyft Inc U.S. District Court District of Columbia No | Negative | NEW YORK Lyft Inc was sued on Friday by a former driver who accused the ridesharing company of failing to provide required paid sick leave to drivers in Washington D.C. a policy she said could fuel the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-lyft-lawsuit/lyft-violates-washington-dc-sick-day-law-during-pandemic-lawsuit-claims-idUSKBN2352X2 | 2020-05-30 |
| Masks and cleaning supplies for drivers will be distributed through Lyfts hubs some of which will reopen for this purpose Westbrock said | Neutral | The move comes as ridesharing companies struggle to maintain revenues with millions of people worldwide under social distancing orders from public health authorities | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-lyft/lyft-to-require-passengers-and-drivers-to-wear-masks-idUSKBN22K07Q | 2020-05-08 |
| The dichotomy we are seeing in this environment is that despite rides being significantly depressed likely to continue being Lyft is seeing stronger profitability | Negative | Shares of Lyft surged nearly while Ubers stock jumped about | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ridehailing-stocks/wall-street-bullish-on-ride-hailing-firms-on-lower-driver-costs-recovery-signs-idUSKBN22J26I | 2020-05-08 |
| For April rides were down year over year but Chief Executive Logan Green said Lyft saw moderate weekonweek growth in ride requests starting in midApril | Positive | The firstquarter results offer a first look at the impact of strict stayathome orders to combat the spread of the virus in many of the ridehailing industrys largest markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-lyft-results/lyft-sees-rider-demand-improve-in-late-april-on-path-to-profitability-idUSKBN22I30N | 2020-05-07 |
| But Uber which operates in more markets around the world than Lyft could recover some lost revenue with its food delivery business | Negative | Uber Technologies Inc will cut about 3700 fulltime jobs and Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi will forgo his base salary for the remainder of the year the company said on Wednesday as the COVID19 pandemic decimates ridehailing businesses | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-uber-layoffs/uber-to-cut-3700-jobs-ceo-khosrowshahi-to-waive-base-salary-idUSKBN22I20C | 2020-05-07 |
| Uber shares were down about while Lyft shares shed | Neutral | Uber Technologies Inc will cut about 3700 fulltime jobs and Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi will forgo his base salary for the remainder of the year the company said on Wednesday as the COVID19 pandemic decimates ridehailing businesses | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-uber-layoffs/uber-to-cut-3700-jobs-ceo-khosrowshahi-to-waive-base-salary-idUSKBN22I20C | 2020-05-07 |
| Unlike Uber which could recover some lost revenue with its food delivery business Lyft has been squarely focused on transporting people | Negative | Investors are keen for the companies to outline a path out of the crisis as Americans who provide the bulk of the companies revenue consider resuming travel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-results-lyft/uber-lyft-investors-want-to-hear-plans-to-get-riders-back-in-cars-idUSKBN22H19D | 2020-05-06 |
| Uber shares were up more than and Lyft shares flat in a broadly positive market | Positive | California and three of its largest cities on Tuesday sued Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc accusing them of classifying their drivers improperly as independent contractors instead of employees evading workplace protections and withholding worker benefits | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-uber-lawsuit-california/california-sues-uber-lyft-over-misclassifying-drivers-as-contractors-idUSKBN22H2KA | 2020-05-06 |
| Drivers would be paid in the same way as for ridehailing trips based on the distance and time they travel a Lyft spokeswoman said | Positive | The U.S. company said the offer will also provide earning opportunities to drivers suffering from a neartotal collapse in demand for ridehailing trips | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-lyft-delivery/lyft-launches-meal-grocery-delivery-service-in-several-u-s-cities-idUSKCN21X33G | 2020-04-16 |
| The outbreak of the coronavirus has not impacted consumer demand for ridehailing services Lyfts chief financial officer said on Tuesday | Negative | The outbreak of the coronavirus has not impacted consumer demand for ridehailing services Lyfts chief financial officer said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-lyft/coronavirus-is-not-impacting-ride-hailing-demand-lyft-cfo-idUSKBN20Q2UM | 2020-03-04 |
| We prefer Lyft because it focuses on the most profitable business in North America the largest rides Cascend Securities analyst Eric Ross said | Positive | Uber operates in more markets around the world although it has clashed with regulators in London and Germany and struggled in some Asian markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-uber-lyft/uber-and-lyft-take-different-roads-in-search-of-profit-idUSKBN2012I1 | 2020-02-08 |
| Airport trips are some of the most lucrative to ridehailing companies like Uber and its smaller rival Lyft Inc with many business travelers willing to spend more on rides | Positive | The U.S. city of Phoenix will delay a planned fee hike for pickup and dropoff ridehailing services at its Sky Harbor International Airport over which Uber Technologies Inc had threatened to leave saying it would await a court decision | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-phoenix/phoenix-delays-airport-ride-hailing-fee-hike-as-arizona-court-weighs-in-idUSKBN1ZM2J5 | 2020-01-24 |
| The announcement comes after Lyfts management in October said it planned to expand its partnership with corporations to incentivize business travelers who outspend other riders | Positive | Lyft Inc on Wednesday said it has teamed up with JPMorgan Chase Co to offer extended rewards to Chase customers using their credit cards to pay for Lyft rides | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-lyft-jp-morgan/lyft-and-chase-to-offer-credit-card-ride-hailing-rewards-idUSKBN1Z72PD | 2020-01-09 |
| Lyft and its larger rival Uber Technologies Inc have struggled to convince investors they can turn a profit with Lyfts share price falling more than since going public in March | Negative | Lyft Inc on Wednesday said it has teamed up with JPMorgan Chase Co to offer extended rewards to Chase customers using their credit cards to pay for Lyft rides | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-lyft-jp-morgan/lyft-and-chase-to-offer-credit-card-ride-hailing-rewards-idUSKBN1Z72PD | 2020-01-09 |
| Thats up from the current three rewards point those card holders earn on travel expenses which include trips with Lyft and Uber | Positive | Lyft Inc on Wednesday said it has teamed up with JPMorgan Chase Co to offer extended rewards to Chase customers using their credit cards to pay for Lyft rides | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-lyft-jp-morgan/lyft-and-chase-to-offer-credit-card-ride-hailing-rewards-idUSKBN1Z72PD | 2020-01-09 |
| Sapphire Reserve customers will also receive a free oneyear membership of Lyfts subscription service which at | Positive | Lyft Inc on Wednesday said it has teamed up with JPMorgan Chase Co to offer extended rewards to Chase customers using their credit cards to pay for Lyft rides | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-lyft-jp-morgan/lyft-and-chase-to-offer-credit-card-ride-hailing-rewards-idUSKBN1Z72PD | 2020-01-09 |
