Despite what I
blogged yesterday, based on an actual circulating email from
the University of California system, they announce today that they
will and will continue to reimburse official employee ride expenses
with e-hailed ride services such as Uber and Lyft.
As Eugene Volokh, who seems to be the first person to have
reported the policy and
now reports on the turnaround, writes, befuddled, “Why the UC
distributed an e-mail to the contrary earlier
this week is a mystery to me.”
And these services can’t rest easy—the new statement does say
that “We are, however, reviewing and evaluating issues revolving
around the safety and security of our employees when they use such
services. We are actively seeking ways to overcome potential
liability and safety concerns and would like to work proactively
with companies such as these to get everyone to a point of complete
comfort with the risks involved.”
It seems that, and rightly so, their employees choosing those
services are perfectly comfortable already. I
blogged a few months back on the lastest in Uber’s insurance
policy policies.
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