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Uber’s $100 million settlement with drivers settles very little – here’s why

Uber, the popular ride-hailing app, just announced it has settled two class action lawsuits in California and Massachusetts in which drivers sought classification as employees and entitlement to overtime pay and more transparent handling of tips.

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Boston drivers face costly crunch as parking disappears

BOSTON – For three years, the dilapidated city-owned Winthrop Square garage in Boston's Financial District has sat vacant, nearly a decade after it was designated as a site for a new skyscraper by City Hall. When the Boston Redevelopment Authority closed the garage, ostensibly for engineering reviews, it took

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Uber can be sued over driver assaults, judge rules

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge says two women who allege that Uber drivers assaulted them, one in Boston and the other in South Carolina, can sue the ride-hailing company. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco says the women showed the possibility that the drivers were Uber

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Massachusetts lands 3 cities on ‘most dangerous’ for U.S. drivers list

It appears Bay Staters pay a hefty price and run a greater risk than most whenever they step into their vehicles. According to a recent report published by Nerdwallet, Massachusetts has three of the 20 most dangerous cities in the country for motorists.

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Uber settlement keeps drivers as contractors in Mass.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It will cost Uber up to $100 million and took some significant policy concessions, but the ride-hailing company is forging forward with its thriving business model by keeping its drivers independent contractors, for now. Uber settled major class-action lawsuits in California and Massachusetts that sought employee status

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Potholes emerge early, putting drivers on notice

BOSTON – As city workers begin sweeping up winter debris from Boston's streets, another harbinger of spring has begun popping up all over town: the pothole. Some are relatively benign, but others can be suspension busters ready to punish the unwary. AAA, the former American Automobile Association, says damage

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Report offers new snapshot of health care cost drivers

The rising cost and use of brand name prescription drugs has emerged over the past two years as the one of the newest consensus drivers of health care spending in Massachusetts, according to a new analysis that found price increases, rather than increased utilization of services, as a major contributor