News from 2022
Indiana Uber driver whose business license was suspended: 'I don't like that Uber is enforcing policies that aren’t the law'
By Juliette Fairley | Dec 12, 2022
Although Job Rivera only has $342 in Chicago ticket debt, he’s lost the right to drive for Uber.
Ex-Uber driver on ticket debt that ended 4-year driving career: 'I was a loyal driver for four years and even through COVID but that doesn't mean nothing'
By Juliette Fairley | Dec 12, 2022
Although Marjorie Shelby is no longer a ride-share driver, she still receives phone calls about ticket debt she owes from dropping off and picking up Chicago passengers for four years.
Ex-Uber driver digs into savings, hopes for a ticket debt repayment program: 'I haven't been able to do anything'
By Juliette Fairley | Dec 9, 2022
When Jahaira Perez was informed by Uber that she could no longer drive until she paid off more than $3,000 in traffic violations, she immediately applied for a repayment program offered by the City of Chicago.
Benched Uber driver: 'Chicago debt ticketing ban is putting people out of work who want to earn'
By Juliette Fairley | Dec 9, 2022
Formerly, Gary Poyser earned up to $1,500 a week as an Uber driver until two months ago when he received bad news from Uber.
Former Uber driver: Ticketing policy 'really harmful' targeting black and low-income neighborhoods as approximately 15,500 Chicago Lyft and Uber drivers suspended in 2019
By Flexible Work News Report | Dec 8, 2022
An Uber driver who drove for the company in Chicago was recently suspended due to unpaid ticket debt owed to the city. Analysis and data discovery shows Chicago’s ticketing policies are putting Uber and Lyft workers out of a job while disproportionately impacting black and low-income neighborhoods and driving motorists into bankruptcy.
Chicago pastor: Regressive ticketing policy 'targets Black and brown communities'
By Karen Kidd | Dec 2, 2022
A Chicago-area pastor and youth minister criticized the city of Chicago last month for its so-called regressive ticketing policy that targets gig, minority, and low-income workers and threatens their livelihoods.
Josh Shapiro: 'Online food delivery platforms can be very convenient, but consumers deserve transparency'
By Gregory Burnett | Dec 2, 2022
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Nov. 21 a settlement with online food delivery marketplace, Grubhub.
What Upwork has learned from its 2022 Future Workforce Report: 'A perfect storm to drive rapid change'
By T.H. Lawrence | Nov 29, 2022
Upwork workforce study says companies must embrace idea of freelance workers
Fiverr CMO: 'Data shows businesses are shifting their strategy' for the 2022 holiday shopping season
By Flexible Work News Report | Nov 28, 2022
Data compiled by Fiverr showed that small-to-medium sized retail and e-commerce businesses are largely optimistic about upcoming sales, despite looming challenges due to inflation and a recession.
Upwork chief marketing officer: ‘We are in the midst of a work awakening’
By Flexible Work News Report | Nov 23, 2022
Upwork announced its new campaign, titled “This is How We Work,” a series of videos that dives into the revolutionizing world of remote work, with the company noting that there is a great transition happening as more workers remain remote and businesses can turn to freelancers and independent professionals to thrive.
Saka: 'I’m happy to be working together with Fiverr, working to amplify the message around equality'
By Flexible Work News Report | Nov 23, 2022
Fiverr has joined forces with Bukayo Saka, an English soccer player with the Arsenal Football Club who praised Fiverr's dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion by making opportunities available to anyone.
San Francisco passengers can now book Flywheel rides thru Uber App: 'This partnership will give drivers increased flexibility and additional earnings'
By Flexible Work News Report | Nov 22, 2022
After years of hard competition between Flywheel (formerly DeSoto Cabs) and Uber, Flywheel vehicles are going to be available on the Uber app, in a one-year pilot that has now recently full approval from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
Sprouts Farmers Market: 'By partnering with DoorDash, more people will be able to access our uniquely healthy assortment and the season’s freshest, most delicious produce'
By Flexible Work News Report | Nov 22, 2022
Healthy grocery store Sprouts Farmers Market is expected to expand its nationwide on-demand grocery delivery through the additional 380 stores to DoorDash starting in the state of Arizona.
Spend only $10 for a Lyft' Pink subscription: 'Most Lyft Pink members can switch plans'
By Bree Gonzales | Nov 22, 2022
Lyft is reevaluating its monthly subscription plan, and the change could make the price more reasonable.
Recent study reveals Colorado gig drivers take home only nearly $5.49 an hour: 'No solution is going to be a good one for these workers unless they are collectively given a seat at the table'
By Flexible Work News Report | Nov 22, 2022
Drivers for platforms like DoorDash, Lyft, and Uber in Denver, Colorado, on average earn below the minimum wage.
Chicago Uber driver removed from platform for unpaid tickets: 'They're going after everybody for money'
By Flexible Work News Report | Nov 21, 2022
John Sotiropoulos speaks from personal experience when it comes to the way the city deals with outstanding debt from parking and speeding tickets.
New seasonal workforce report reveals why traditional hourly employment is losing talent to gig-like opportunities
By Press Release | Nov 11, 2022
The study from Legion Technologies found that 62% of hourly workers agree schedule flexibility is the most important thing about a seasonal employment opportunity
Food Truck Operator names 'Food Trucks to Watch’ in 2023
By Press Release | Nov 11, 2022
The first-ever edition of Food Truck Operator’s free "Food Trucks to Watch in 2023" report offers an insider look at two dozen food truck operations across the U.S. — from how they got rolling to marketing approaches.
FTC to crack down on companies taking advantage of gig workers
By Press Release | Nov 11, 2022
Agency policy statement outlines areas where FTC will act to protect gig workers from unfair, deceptive and anticompetitive ractices
Bank of America: 'We expect Lyft to create unique challenges in its post-pandemic recovery, including share losses'
By Bree Gonzales | Nov 8, 2022
San Francisco-based mobile ride-sharing company, Lyft, saw a drop in shares early this month.