Checkr, background check provider for gig economy, gets $2.2 billion valuation
Company criticized for background checks plans to expand beyond U.S., Canada
Hard Reset Episode 12: Should Uber drivers be contractors?
How Uber is responding to a new California labor law and factchecking highlights from last week's DNC debate
Class action lawsuit claims Uber’s contractor status violates California labor law
The lawsuit claims that Uber violated a new California law by failing to provide drivers with minimum wage and overtime pay.
Hard Reset Episode 11: Checkr’s background checks
Speedy background checks miss and misreport criminal histories, lawsuits say.
Uber, Lyft rejected drivers based on faulty background checks
Background check provider Checkr falsely reported applicants had committed felonies, lawsuits claim.