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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/06\/15\/lyft-co-founder-logan-green-retains-board-seat-despite-shareholder-opposition\/<\/a><\/br> Logan Green, the co-founder and former CEO of ride-hailing platform Lyft<\/a>, will remain on the company\u2019s board despite opposition from some shareholders, according to preliminary results from the company\u2019s annual shareholder meeting Thursday.<\/p>\n The SOC Investment Group, an organization that says it holds corporations and leadership accountable for irresponsible and unethical corporate behavior, sent a letter<\/a> to Lyft shareholders in May urging them to vote against Green\u2019s position on the board. The group said Green \u201cbears particular responsibility for failing to properly address mounting concern over rideshare driver safety.\u201d<\/p>\n The group cited research that found ride-hail drivers have experienced unsafe working conditions such as verbal abuse, physical assault, robbery, carjacking and even murder. Green, as co-founder and CEO, continuously overlooked his responsibility to address these concerns and keep drivers safe, they argued.<\/p>\n SOC also accused Lyft of failing to provide updated information about driver safety and for reporting assaults inconsistently The group pointed to a California Public Utilities Commission report that showed 9,959 assault or harassment cases in 2021, which it says was inconsistent with Lyft\u2019s 2021 community safety report. The latter included a lower number nationally: 4,158 sexual assaults in the U.S. from 2017 to 2019.<\/p>\n \u201cEither safety problems have increased substantially, or inconsistent definitions are making comparisons difficult, indicating the importance of ongoing, annual updates to Lyft\u2019s driver safety disclosure,\u201d SOC Investment Group wrote.<\/p>\n Lyft told TechCrunch that improving driver safety is \u201cfundamental to everything we do\u201d and is a critical focal point for Risher.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile safety incidents on our platform are incredibly rare, we realize that even one is too many,\u201d Lyft told TechCrunch.<\/p>\n Driver safety wasn\u2019t addressed during the short shareholder meeting Thursday. One shareholder asked about how driver deactivations are managed. Driver deactivations \u2014 when Lyft removes a driver\u2019s access to the platform due to rider complaints \u2014 is a continual pain point for drivers, who claim to be booted without warning or reason. Drivers of Lyft and Uber say the platforms don\u2019t provide enough transparency into reasons for deactivation, so the drivers suspect false complaints from riders.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t explicitly describe the standards that were violated when the deactivation happens, and there\u2019s a reason for that,\u201d said CEO David Risher<\/a>. \u201cFor every reported incident, we need to balance providing as much transparency as we can for drivers, but at the same time protect the safety of the reporting party. Now, having said that, we\u2019re working really hard to provide drivers with more clarity into the reasons why they were deactivated when we can and make it easier for drivers to track and support the whole investigation process from end to end. We\u2019re also working on gathering more information from our riders to identify and reduce false reporting, which can occasionally happen.\u201d<\/p>\n The other two proposals in Lyft\u2019s proxy statement \u2014 regarding the appointment of an independent registered public accounting firm and the compensation<\/a> of named executive officers \u2014 were approved, according to preliminary results.<\/p>\n ISS, a corporate governance management company, backed SOC\u2019s letter and added its own concerns, including the \u201cfailure to change its classified board structure and for maintaining a multi-class capital structure with unequal voting rights.\u201d<\/p>\n ISS points to Lyft\u2019s governance mechanisms such as staggered director elections and dual-class voting rights as a hindrance to ensuring that directors take steps to mitigate long-term risk. Lyft\u2019s dual-class structure empowers<\/a> Green and John Zimmer, co-founder and former president, long after they leave the company. They both still hold high-voting shares that entitle them to 20 votes per share until both of them are dead.<\/em>\u00a0If one dies or becomes incapacitated, Lyft\u2019s sunset clause enables the remaining co-founder to control the votes of the deceased\/incapacitated co-founder. And when they\u2019re both dead, a trustee will retain the last living co-founder\u2019s full voting powers for a transition period of nine to 18 months.<\/p>\n \u201cWith improved governance mechanisms, the board could be expected to be more accountable and responsive to long-term\u00a0shareholders<\/span>, such as those raised by the proponent,\u201d said ISS in a statement.<\/p>\n
\nLyft co-founder Logan Green retains board seat despite shareholder opposition<\/br>
\n2023-06-17 22:00:05<\/br><\/p>\n