![]() ![]() ![]() The legislation is also expected to provide a one-year window in which drivers deactivated in the past six years can appeal to regain their employment.Ī Lyft spokesman called the proposal “deeply flawed” Wednesday. The bill would establish an informal resolution process and guidelines for arbitration to appeal deactivations. “We need an independent process for drivers, and that’s what this establishes.” “Right now Uber and Lyft are judge, jury and executioner - they can deactivate you without any notice and seemingly for any reason,” Desai said. “Anyone could be deactivated - which is just a fancy word for being fired - at any point.” “For Uber and Lyft drivers, this is the number one issue that our members bring up,” Desai said. The exceptions to the rule would be if the drivers are to be deactivated for “egregious misconduct” or “egregious failure to perform duties.”ĭrivers now find out they’re deactivated on their way to their carS to start their shift, said New York Taxi Workers Alliance head Bhairavi Desai, who helped Krishnan draft his bill. If passed, the bill would require the companies to give drivers two weeks’ notice if they are to be deactivated. ![]()
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