Uber and Lyft are fighting a multifaceted legal and lobbying war against moves to force the companies to switch drivers to employees from independent contractors. Despite enlisting some familiar faces from the Obama administration, the rideshare giants have found that Democrats pose the biggest obstacle.
More Lobbying: Much of the debate over drivers’ status has played out in courtrooms and state legislatures, but Lyft in particular has been stepping up its federal lobbying activity. The classification question has tax, employment, and other implications across a number of federal agencies.
“Lyft has assembled a team of leading policy experts in order ...