Workers' Comp

Seattles City Council voted unanimously to give collective bargaining rights to drivers-for-hire, such as those who work for ride-share companies Uber and Lyft.

Taxi drivers don't have independent places of business nor do they work for multiple companies, court said.

Complaint says heart attack happened while on the job.

Uber is asking its U.S. drivers to sign a re-worded contract that restricts their right to sue in an escalation of a battle over whether they should be treated as employees.

Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Co. will initially focus on workers compensation and business owners package policies.

Uber drivers seeking to be treated as employees won a ruling that could add tens of thousands of them to the case and put hundreds of millions dollars more at stake.