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Jail time for cheap rides?
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75% Informative
Empower, a ride reservation service, has been hounded by D.C. regulators since it began its operations in 2020 .
CEO Joshua Sear will be arrested on Wednesday for violating the Department of For-Hire Vehicles' cease and desist order.
Mayor Muriel Bowser has the power to direct the DFHV to rescind its order.
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https://faq.driveempower.com/hc/en-us/articles/23735587747085-Does-Empower-provide-insurancehttps://www.inc.com/chloe-aiello/this-ride-hailing-service-is-challenging-uber-and-testing-the-law/91067096https://faq.driveempower.com/hc/en-us/articles/26140916524813-How-much-does-Empower-costhttps://help.lyft.com/hc/sl-us/all/articles/115013080548-Insurance-coverage-while-driving-with-Lyft#liveryhttps://faq.driveempower.com/hc/en-us/articles/23735513309965-How-do-I-know-how-much-I-should-set-my-rate-card-athttps://faq.driveempower.com/hc/en-us/articles/23735858325517-Will-I-get-a-1099https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/78cb8823-91bb-4877-94ec-13ee170699a0.pdfhttps://www.dccourts.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/Yazam%20v.%20DC%20DFHV%2C%2021-AA-0751.pdfhttps://www.uber.com/us/en/drive/insurance/
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