Posts Tagged ‘Uber’
Outlook: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Access (DEI&A) in 2021
3 minute read 2020 brought coast-to-coast changes to compliance obligations in the areas of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Access (DEI&A). California enacted a new law requiring certain organizations to submit annual reports on compensation, hours worked, and employee demographics. In Colorado, employers geared up for the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, which provides a…
Read MoreUberBLACK Drivers to be Classified as Employees
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has reversed its decision regarding the classification of UberBLACK drivers and thus the Uber saga continues. The original case dates back to 2016 and was filed by a group of drivers in Philadelphia driving for Uber’s high-end UberBLACK service. The drivers claim Uber violated the FLSA…
Read MoreSeattle Washington Implements Gig Economy Worker Protections
Seattle, Washington is the next major city to expand employee protections to workers of the gig economy. Starting July 1, 2020 new minimum wage requirements for gig economy workers such as Uber and Lyft drivers will go into effect. A new tax of 51 cents per ride will be added for every ride a driver…
Read MoreCalifornia Bill AB 5 Could Impact Equal Pay Efforts
The pay equity landscape in California will get more complicated for employers on account of Assembly Bill 5 (“AB 5”). AB 5 embeds the California Supreme Court ruling in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court into statutory law. What Does AB 5 Do? Starting in January 2020, AB 5 will require employers to treat…
Read MoreCampaign to Close the Gender Gap Underway in California [UPDATE]
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Gap, Intel, Cisco and First Capitol are among the 14 companies to take the California Pay Equity Pledge, bringing the total number of companies to 27, according to a press release issued by the Office of California Governor Newsom. Other companies who have signed on to the pledge include Apple, Uber, AT&T, Square, Zynga, Salesforce…
Read MoreWill Push for Equal Pay in Advertising Translate to Other Industries?
The gender wage gap is still a prominent issue for women in the workforce as we have seen from the various lawsuits surfacing over the last year. In this climate of #MeToo, some groups are pressuring industries and businesses into being more proactive in supporting equal pay in the U.S. One organization, The 3% Movement,…
Read MoreWill Uber Set the Model for Organizations Facing Employee Discrimination Litigation?
In March 2018, the ride-sharing giant Uber settled a $10 million discrimination lawsuit to be paid out to over 400 software engineers. That settlement received judicial approval in November of 2018. In addition to the monetary payout, however, perhaps the most far-reaching impact can be found in the non-monetary terms of the settlement. Allegations from…
Read MorePay Equity Audits Can Help Organizations Address Equal Pay Liabilities
While there remains a continuing wage gap between men and women, the movement to create a business world in which equal pay is provided to workers undertaking comparable work, regardless of gender, is gaining traction around the world. Add to that list a growing recognition that equal pay is an issue beyond gender. It also…
Read MoreUber Settlement Highlights How Pay Equity Issues Can Linger
Uber is one of several tech titans to find itself on the wrong side of pay equity disputes with employees. Uber earlier this year agreed to a $10 million settlement to address a pay discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit dating back to October 2017 involving two former and one current Latina engineer Uber employees. The…
Read MoreData Quality is Critical to Addressing Pay Equity Issues. Just Ask Uber.
A recent report by the National Bureau of Economic Research into pay differences between men and women Uber drivers demonstrated how having the right type and amount of data can lead to helpful research findings. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating…
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