California lawmakers passed AB5. It’s a law that will severely impact gig workers in the state working as independent contractors.
Rideshare Driving
Here are posts pertaining to Uber, a pioneer in the sharing economy. If you'd like to make extra money in your free time and drive for Uber, you can sign up by going here.
I’m taking a break from Uber and Lyft
I probably will not drive until the month of September. It’s just too hot to drive strangers around in my personal vehicle.
Dave the Uber Slave gets a 1-star rating, hilarity does not ensue
YouTuber Dave Zambie, host of Dave the Uber Slave had a bad experience with a passenger. At least he thinks he did. He thinks she gave him a 1-star rating. The good news is that he took the 1-star rating like a professional, learned from it, and then quickly moved on. Just kidding! He didn’t
Canceling an Uber trip because the rider does not have a child safety seat
Uber sent me a ride request yesterday afternoon. When I arrived at the passenger’s location, a woman walked out of the house carrying a baby in a basket-style baby carrier. It did not look like an approved child safety seat. I didn’t see how it could be strapped into with a seatbelt. I didn’t see
Uber failed me by refusing to follow Maryland child safety seat law
I had an unpleasant experience Monday while driving for Uber. It involved Maryland’s child safety seat law and Uber’s refusal to support it.
Maryland child safety seat law applies to Uber and Lyft drivers
I thought that when you drove for Uber or Lyft, you were exempt from the law requiring young children to be in a child safety seat. Taxis are exempt from the Maryland child safety seat law. I was under the assumption that Maryland considered rideshare drivers to be like taxi drivers.