Uber, Lyft face California lawsuit over driver classification
The legal action marks a threat to the business model of the ride-hailing companies and other businesses that save on labor costs classifying workers as independent contractors.
As DeSantis tackles coronavirus, Supreme Court picks, 200 pending laws and the state budget have to wait
Gov. Ron DeSantis has two months to act on a $93 billion budget, nearly 200 bills passed by the Legislature, and has already blown through two deadlines to fill two Florida Supreme Court vacancies. He’s been solely focused on the state’s response to the coronavirus, but a spokeswoman said he’ll take the necessary time to vet the court appointees and review the bills before making decisions.
With guidelines and enforcement, barbershops and salons should safely reopen | Editorial
With the right precautions, and with enforcement, Florida can safely reopen another segment of its economy – barbershops and salons.
Adient pares quarterly losses despite health crisis
Adient said $530 million of its $717 million decline in revenue during the quarter stemmed from the COVID-19 outbreak’s impact, primarily from lower vehicle production across Asia. The supplier shored up its quarter by cutting $757 million in expenses.
David Siegel’s Westgate timeshare company wanted to use government aid to promote its resorts, email shows
The email, promising the recipient “THIS IS NOT A JOKE OR A SCAM,” said, “We have federal money available to us at our company, to hire temporary employees.” Asked this week about the offer by the Sentinel, a senior Westgate executive said the company has not used any of the federal money to temporarily hire outside travel writers.