Proposition 22 seeks to override the effects of Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) which required rideshare and delivery services to classify their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. As full employees rather than contractors, drivers would be eligible for certain rights and benefits under California employment law. Related: California Joins Major Cities In Lyft, Uber Lawsuit Claiming Workers Are ...

Lyft is suspending operations in California at midnight Thursday due to changes in employee classification. UPDATE:  The California court has granted Lyft’s request for a further stay, so rideshare operations can continue uninterrupted, for now, according to the company. At 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Lyft operations in California are expected to be suspended following a court ruling to require the rideshare ...

A Lyft driver was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a passenger while she was sleeping, officials said. On June 12, an adult female reported that she had been sexually assaulted earlier in the morning by a Lyft driver, said Sgt. Brian Hudson of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Bureau. She had hired him to drive her from ...

It’s a situation that is all too common. There’s an older adult in your life: a parent or grandparent, an uncle or aunt, or whatever else it might happen to be, who drives unsafely. It’s probably time for them to admit they can’t be behind the wheel anymore, but they don’t want you taking that away from them. Older adults ...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the City Attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco have filed a lawsuit against Uber and Lyft on Tuesday for misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors in violation of Assembly Bill 5 (AB-5), officials said. Under AB-5, which went into effect on Jan. 1 of this year, companies must prove workers are ...

New Year’s Eve can be one of the most dangerous nights of the year to drive, leading law enforcement officials to encourage Santa Clarita residents to make sure they have a way to get home safely. The safest place to drink alcohol is at home, but party-goers should always have a designated driver when going out if there is alcohol ...

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials are offering rideshare tips to users after a woman allegedly got into the wrong vehicle, officials said. A woman recently reported to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station that she left a restaurant in Santa Clarita and spotted a car that matched the color of her rideshare car, according to Shirley Miller, a spokesperson ...

New Year’s Eve can be one of the most dangerous nights of the year to drive, leading law enforcement officials to encourage Santa Clarita residents to make sure they have a way to get home safely. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The safest place to drink alcohol is at home, but ...

SCV Safe Rides, the free Santa Clarita ride-sharing program that provided an alternative to drinking and driving, has closed after three decades of service, according to officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The program provided Santa Clarita residents with a safe, free and confidential ride home every Friday and Saturday evening ...

Santa Clarita voters without a car, will now be able to easily request a ride directly from the locator tool to their polling place on Election Day, June 5th. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced Wednesday, that Uber and Lyft will now ...