Jon Weinberg is a student at Harvard Law School.
TechCrunch reports that two Uber executives have been arrested in France for running illegal taxi operations and concealing digital documents. The arrests appear unrelated to last week’s violent anti-Uber protests by French taxi drivers. Taxi drivers see the new lower-priced UberPOP service, akin to UberX in the United States, as unfair competition. UberPOP drivers, unlike French taxi drivers, do not need a professional license. According to Time, while UberPOP has been illegal in France since last year, Uber pays driver fines and encourages them to work. Earlier this month, The New York Times published a story on the stronger regulatory resistance to Uber in France relative to in other countries.
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July 24
EEOC drops request for UPenn's Jewish staff; Starbucks defeats mail-in ballots; and Mamdani appoints Lina Khan.
July 23
Ninth Circuit affirms ban of transphobic books in school; leading demographer warns of impending labor shortage.
July 22
EDNY strikes down state labor board law; D.C. Circuit applies Loper Bright to NLRB; Joint employer bill reaches the House floor.
July 21
Fifth Circuit transfers an Anheuser-Busch NLRB case to the Eleventh Circuit; a new report makes the case for tripling union membership.
July 20
New York City weighs banning horse carriages despite union opposition; public defenders go on strike; cinema workers stage walkout.
July 17
Canadian wildfires endanger rail workers; 26 Meta employees allege targeted layoffs for those on paid leave; FIFPRO pushes for more rigorous heat protections for players.