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Suspected Rideshare Rapist Who Drove for Lyft as Undocumented Immigrant Shows...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A suspected “Rideshare Rapist” arrested for allegedly raping four women while posing as a rideshare driver after he fraudulently represented himself to...
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Bill Strengthening Background Checks for Ride-Sharing Drivers in Illinois...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A bill that strengthens background checks on ride-share drivers by requiring all individuals applying to be a driver for a ride-sharing service operating...
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Uber Driver Background Checks Under Scrutiny After Driver Arrested by Police...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Uber driver background checks are under scrutiny after a “terrifying ride” experienced by a North Carolina woman in December 2018 where her...
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Releases Report on Uber Driver...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On March 28, 2019, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) released its first-ever report of Uber’s driver background check process...
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Trucking Company to Pay $250,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit Over...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 4, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – the agency that enforces federal laws prohibiting employment...
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Lyft Announces Adoption of Continuous Background Checks for Drivers
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 15, 2019, Lyft Inc. – a popular transportation network company (TNC) serving more than 600 U.S. cities – announced in a post on the...
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Uber Driver with Past Criminal Record Arrested for Allegedly Attacking...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A driver for Uber has been arrested by police in Florida and charged with the attempted sexual battery of a helpless female passenger who had...
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Alleged War Criminal Passed Background Check Process to Become Ride-Share...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn An “alleged war criminal accused of torture and directing mass executions” in Somalia passed the background check process to become a...
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Portland OR Suspends or Revokes Permits for 168 Drivers for Uber and Lyft
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A review of records from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has revealed 168 cases in the past five years where city inspectors...
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Court Affirms $54 Million Lawsuit Verdict Over Negligent Hiring of Trucker
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 24, 2019, an Illinois state appellate court affirmed a jury verdict that awarded damages of more than $54 million in a personal...
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FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Identifies Nearly 8,000 Positive...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On February 21, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released data gathered from its Commercial Driver’s License...
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FMCSA Extends Pre-Employment Drug Testing Waiver Due to Coronavirus
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 8, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) – an administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation...
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FMCSA Relaxing Random Drug Testing Requirements Due to COVID-19
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 6, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a “Notice of Enforcement Discretion Determination” that...
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Appeals Court Rules Uber and Lyft Must Stop Classifying Drivers as Contractors
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 22, 2020, a California appeals court ruled in a unanimous decision that Uber and Lyft must comply with a preliminary injunction...
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FMCSA Records Over 56,000 Truck Driver Drug and Alcohol Violations in 2020
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) – an administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) with a mission...
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Some Uber Drivers Affected by Background Check Delays Due to COVID-19
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Some drivers for Uber – the most popular transportation network company (TNC) in the U.S. – “have been unable to work due to background check...
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Court Rules Negligent Hiring Liability May Be Founded on Driver’s License Check
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 6, 2021, Division One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in California ruled in the case of MCKENNA v. BEESLEY that liability...
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Jury Returns Verdict of $1 Billion in Negligent Hiring Case Against Trucking...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 20, 2021, a jury in a civil trial returned a verdict of $1 billion in a negligent hiring case after a trucking company hired “a...
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