Dashers have 30 days from when they click “Agree” to DoorDash’s new form contract to opt out of arbitration and preserve their right to go to court and participate in a class action.… Read more »
In October 2019, a judge in California approved the payment of $12 million for a class action lawsuit against Safeway on behalf of checkout clerks, who argued that Safeway was violating state law… Read more »
On September 18, 2019, California governor Gavin Newson signed into law a new piece of workers’ rights legislation- Assembly Bill 5 (AB5). This new law could potentially reclassify millions of independent contractors and… Read more »
Our law firm has filed numerous arbitrations against DoorDash on behalf DoorDash workers. We filed these with American Arbitration Association (AAA), as required by DoorDash’s “Independent Contractor” agreement. But DoorDash suddenly switched arbitration companies… Read more »
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine filed a lawsuit against Doordash on November 19, 2019, alleging that the company engaged in “deceptive” practices of pocketing workers tips. According to the complaint, tips were largely… Read more »
In late 2019, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), a bill designed to ensure that all workers are paid fairly, by preventing companies from inappropriately classifying their workers as independent contractors. … Read more »
New Jersey fined Uber nearly $650 million for unpaid taxes that Uber tried to avoid by classifying it’s workers as independent contractors, the NY Times reports. The gig economy companies, such as Uber,… Read more »
On November 12, 2019, Gibbs Law Group attorney, Jeff Kosbie, received the Minority Bar Coalition (MBC) Unity Award for his work as Co-Chair of Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF). The award… Read more »
Gibbs Law Group partner Andre Mura will present and serves as a course advisor for the upcoming American Association for Justice (AAJ) two-day seminar on “Overcoming Obstructive Discovery.” The seminar, which will take… Read more »
Gibbs Law Group is excited to announce that the Daily Journal, California’s largest legal newspaper, has named our firm to its list of Top Boutique Law Firms in California for 2019. Recognized for… Read more »
Gibbs Law Group attorney, Jeff Kosbie, will participate on a panel discussion at the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)’s 7th Annual Citywide Diversity and Inclusion Networking Event and Panel Discussion on October… Read more »
In September 2019, gig economy workers congregated outside the San Francisco headquarters of DoorDash, Postmates, and Instacart to throw peanuts at the companies’ headquarters to symbolize the low-pay that these companies provide to… Read more »
A Lyft lawsuit recently made headlines, such as NBC’s headline: “Lyft fails to protect passengers against sexual assault and harassment, lawsuit claims.” Fourteen plaintiffs sued Lyft saying that the rideshare company has received… Read more »
A bill working its way through the California government, AB5, could force gig economy companies to reclassify their largely “independent contractor” workforce as “employees.” New York Times reports that Uber and Lyft have… Read more »
According to Teddy Schleifer, a reporter for Recode and Vox, DoorDash is funneling $30 million to defeat or undermine AB5, a California bill that could force gig-economy companies, like DoorDash, Postmates, and Amazon… Read more »
On August 27, 2019, Judge David O. Carter granted final approval to a class action settlement in the Hyundai Panoramic Sunroofs Class Action Lawsuit. The settlement provides class members with reimbursement for expenses… Read more »
On August 21, 2019, a federal judge ruled that it’s “plausible” Michigan State University concealed sexual assault allegations brought against student athletes, and allowed its athletic department to deal with these allegations independent… Read more »
Doordash, a leading U.S. food delivery app, finally agreed that it would stop taking its workers’ tips last month, according to Recode. Recode states that the company was initially scrutinized for its tipping… Read more »
The parties in the MyFord Touch class action lawsuit announced that they have reached a settlement, under which Ford has set aside $17 million. Who can take part in the MyFord Touch settlement?… Read more »
On July 25, 2019, ten United Stated senators addressed a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai. The letter objects to Google’s overuse and misclassification of independent contractors. The letter references a recent New… Read more »
