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View More NewsA federal judge last month blocked a New York City law eliminating the ability of rideshare companies to kick drivers off of their platforms unless they demonstrate “just cause.” That injunction is temporary. But NYC should cut its losses anyway. Under NYC’s “just cause” law, Uber and Lyft would have been barred from deactivating any drivers on their platform without providing 14 days’ notice and establishing “just cause” or “bona fide economic reasons.” What did “bona fide economic reasons” actually entail? The statute left that frustratingly ambiguous, since it was merely defined as a “proportionate reduction in volume of sales or…
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