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A Hollow Win For Ride-Sharing Cos. On Unionizing Drivers

By Daniel Handman, Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP (April 28, 2017, 11:51 AM EDT) -- When a federal judge in Seattle recently enjoined the city from enforcing parts of an ordinance allowing ride-sharing drivers to unionize, it was hailed as a major victory for a badly beaten industry. But that victory may prove to be fleeting. In issuing a preliminary injunction, Judge Robert Lasnik, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, made several damaging findings and ultimately warned that its opinion should not be read as a "harbinger" of things to come. Future developments in the case may leave cities like Seattle well-equipped to tailor ordinances so that they do not run afoul of the law....

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