Rideshare
The family of Lyft driver Philip Kim has filed a lawsuit accusing the company of negligence in his murder last year. They claim Lyft dispatched him to a dangerous Houston area despite knowing of recent attacks on rideshare drivers nearby. Anthony Perkins faces capital murder charges in the case.
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Starting January 1, 2026, California's 800,000 rideshare drivers will have the right to unionize under a new state law. Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom brokered the agreement between labor groups and companies like Uber and Lyft. This makes California the second state after Massachusetts to extend collective bargaining to these workers.