Ride-sharing companies will not be required to designate drivers as employees and purchase workers’ compensation policies to cover them under standards adopted by the California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday, according to a report by CNET. The new regulations bring an end to a long-running dispute between state regulators and San Francisco-based ride-share companies including Lyft, Sidecar and Uber.The companies operate Smartphone applications and websites that allow a person in need of a ride to find someone with a car who is willing to ferry strangers around town. The compani...
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