Judge Rules That Uber Should Be Banned From California

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Uber needs to get the heck out of California and pay a $7.3-million fine, says a judge; their license to operate in the state would be suspended in 30 days except that Uber has promised to appeal. In 2013, the California Public Utilities Commission passed new rules allowingfake cab companies ("ridesharing services") like Uber and Lyft to operate without having to follow the strict set of rules that real cab companies follow—they were given their own, less strict set to follow. But Uber apparently couldn't even manage that, according to the LA Times: the CPUC says "Uber has not complied with state laws designed to ensure that drivers are doling out rides fairly to all passengers, regardless of where they live or who they are." Uber has also refused to provide data on the matter. A CPUC spokesperson says "They had a year to comply with these regulations, and didn't do it."

Uber now has 30 days to appeal, which a rep says it will do. Then the judge will review the case and can modify her decision. After that, the CPUC will vote on the matter. If Uber's still in trouble at the end of all that, the ban will take effect. Uber can make it all go away, though, by just fully complying. They might wanna do that, because getting kicked off their home turf (they're based in San Francisco) is a pretty bad look.

The company is already banned in many places around the world for various shady business practices from poor driver vetting to worker exploitation. Last month, the California Labor Commissioner's office ruled that Uber drivers must be classified as actual employees—and entitled to all the protections of benefits of that status—rather than "contractors" as Uber has always claimed in order to keep its costs low.
· Uber should be suspended in California and fined $7.3 million, judge says [LAT]
· CA Becomes First State to Allow Anyone to Use Cars as Cabs [Curbed LA]
· 8 Secrets You Learn Being an Uber Driver in Los Angeles [Curbed LA]
· Why Los Angeles Uber Drivers Say It Sucks to Be Them [Curbed LA]


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welp

 

[DEAD7]

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

Dumb ass liberals...

 

[Da King]

So the overpriced car service union and lobbying finally got their wish

 

[duckbutta]

Car service unions got pull like that? Interesting

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

Car service ain't the only one tho. Transportation companies do this all the time. They have a monoply on this shyt. Amazon Prime does it all the time.

The free market system has spoken but the government has decided to step in. I don't fukk with uber but the hypocrisy is

 

[Robbie3000]

They can't stop technology and innovation.

Cab drivers

 

[AJaRuleStan]

It sounds like they don't want uber companies competing, and stealing demand away from the state taxi businesses, so they're trying to label them as a discriminatory business to get the public to view them unfavorably, because if they were doing the things that the gov't is saying they do than just let free market handle them. And what I mean by that is -- their demand will decrease when ppl realize they're not worth the cost, which would force Uber to change or they will go out of business.

 

[unit321]

I'd be okay with Uber if they complied with state, county and city taxi rules and regulations. This way, it levels the playing field because Uber is basically a techno-modernized version of the gypsy cab.

 

[88m3]

I'd be okay with Uber if they complied with state, county and city taxi rules and regulations. This way, it levels the playing field because Uber is basically a techno-modernized version of the gypsy cab.

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

regardless if uber turns out to be the 'napster' of the taxi industry they've altered it forever. This industry/government is going to have to adapt.

 

[ORDER_66]

I'd be okay with Uber if they complied with state, county and city taxi rules and regulations. This way, it levels the playing field because Uber is basically a techno-modernized version of the gypsy cab.

UBER is a very big threat to them, that's why they're so scarred of them from what it sounds like...

 

[TRFG]

They hate us for our "freedoms" and lack of government inference

oh wait?

 

[unit321]

UBER is a very big threat to them, that's why they're so scarred of them from what it sounds like...

I'm just saying if they at least have each driver pay for livery plates and taxi driver's license, and gets a taxi sticker for their car, they do whatever they want and charge whatever they want.

 

[88m3]

millennials are idiots