U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Brainerd)
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Recent News About U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Brainerd)
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Uber: ‘We’re proud to be part of the solution to ending alcohol-related crashes’
Uber Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Communications and Public Policy Jill Hazelbaker told Flexible Work News that through its partnership with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the company is helping to eliminate impaired driving.
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Gig worker: California’s ‘Prop 22 helps gig workers get paid at a fair rate’
Troi Valentino, a food delivery gig worker based in California, told Flexible Work News in a July 23 statement that if the California Supreme Court strikes down Proposition (Prop) 22, gig workers may not be paid "fairly" for the hours that they work.
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Gig worker: California striking down Prop 22 ‘would affect most food delivery drivers’
California-based gig worker Troi Valentino told Flexible Work News in a July 23 statement that if the state strikes down Proposition (Prop) 22, which classifies app-based gig workers as independent contractors and provides wage and labor protections, many food delivery workers would be impacted by the change in their earnings.
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California gig worker on Prop 22: ‘overall it helps us’
Troi Valentino, a California-based gig worker, stated in a July 6 post on X that he supports keeping Proposition (Prop) 22 in place because he believes the law ultimately benefits app-based delivery and rideshare workers.
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California Uber driver on Prop 22: 'I wouldn’t drive if I had to be an employee'
On May 17, Uber driver Sean Saulsbury conveyed to Flexible Work News his support for California's Proposition 22. He expressed his belief that it would be "immoral" to strike down the measure as such a change would "force" independent contractors to work as employees.
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Uber’s head of driver communications: California’s rideshare insurance requirements ‘are many times that of any other car on the road’
In a May 7 statement Uber’s Global Head of Driver Communications Alix Anfang told Flexible Work News that California’s liability insurance requirements for ridesharing companies are significantly higher than those for personal vehicles.
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Nevada Uber driver on attorney contingency fees: ‘the current system works better for lawyers than for drivers’
Emilee Rodgers, a Nevada-based Uber driver, has expressed her dissatisfaction with the current legal system, stating that it "works better for lawyers" than it does for rideshare drivers who are injured on the job. According to Rodgers, attorneys often take "huge chunks" of settlement or damages awards. She made these comments in a press release dated March 18, concerning a Nevada ballot initiative that proposes to limit attorney contingency fees.