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Labor Weekly: Upstart Rideshare Firms Challenge Uber-Lyft Dominance; New Jersey Reaches Settlement With Trucking Firm Over Driver Misclassification; Sonderling, DOL Secretary Nominee, Advances Out of Committee

Welcome to Labor Weekly, our weekly overview of competition and labor market issues. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Rideshare insurgents and autonomous vehicle ride platforms expanding into more markets, risk destabilizing Uber-Lyft dominance. • Trucking companies reach $2.75 million settlement over driver misclassification. • Keith Sonderling’s nomination as Secretary of Labor is […]

FTC Commissioner Meador Argues for Holistic Assessment to Identify ‘Monopoly Broth’ of Anticompetitive Conduct

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Labor Weekly: Supreme Court Declines Review of Major NLRB Precedent, Member’s Firing; Instacart Reaches $5 Million Settlement Over Hiring Discrimination; Controversial Independent Contractor Rule Nears Completion

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Labor Weekly: Upstart Rideshare Firms Challenge Uber-Lyft Dominance; New Jersey Reaches Settlement With Trucking Firm Over Driver Misclassification; Sonderling, DOL Secretary Nominee, Advances Out of Committee

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