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  1. GuidesBlack Car Fund Workers' Comp: How to File a ClaimHurt on an Uber, Lyft or black car trip? Who the Black Car Fund covers, the 3 calls to make, the papers to gather, and how the two-thirds wage benefit works./guides/black-car-fund-workers-comp-claim Driver rights
  2. GuidesEvery TLC Rule Change in 2025, in Plain EnglishAll 12 TLC rule packages adopted in 2025 with vote and start dates: app pay and lockouts, WAV e-hail, TIF, Vision Zero points, PIP cut, ads and decals./guides/tlc-rule-changes-2025 Driver rights
  3. GuidesFree Legal Help for NYC Drivers: Who Handles WhatThe free legal hotlines TLC lists for drivers, matched to your problem: debt, housing, small claims, immigration, parking tickets, medallions, OATH hearings./guides/free-legal-help-nyc-drivers Driver rights
  4. GuidesGet Paid for Classes: BCF Earn While You Learn ($400 DDC)Black Car Fund pays eligible drivers $400 for its defensive driving class, $250 for Wellness STEP and up to $250 for RIDE. Who qualifies, timing and rules./guides/black-car-fund-earn-while-you-learn Driver rights
  5. GuidesHow TLC Makes Rules and How Drivers Can Speak UpHow a TLC rule goes from proposal to public hearing to Commission vote to effective date, who the 9 Commissioners are, and how to comment or testify yourself./guides/how-tlc-makes-rules Driver rights
  6. GuidesHow to File a Human Rights Complaint as a DriverFiling a discrimination complaint with the NYC Commission on Human Rights: the 1-year deadline, why the online form doesn't stop the clock, and each step./guides/file-complaint-nyc-commission-on-human-rights Driver rights
  7. GuidesKnow Your Rights: NYC TLC Drivers at a GlanceEvery right a NYC taxi or app driver has, on one page: pay floor, lockouts, sick leave, lease caps, no retaliation, bias, workers' comp, and who enforces it./guides/know-your-rights-nyc-tlc-drivers Driver rights
  8. GuidesNYC Driver Unions & Advocacy Groups ComparedNYTWA and the Independent Drivers Guild side by side, using only what each says on its own site: who they represent, dues, services, deactivation help./guides/nyc-driver-unions-advocacy-groups Driver rights
  9. GuidesNYC Human Rights Law: Protections for DriversIndependent-contractor drivers are covered by the NYC Human Rights Law. The protected classes, what counts as job, housing or public bias, and deadlines./guides/nyc-human-rights-law-for-drivers Driver rights
  10. GuidesOfficial Websites and Apps for NYC Drivers (Avoid Fakes)The real web addresses and phone numbers for TLC, LARS, TLC UP, OATH, DMV, E-ZPass, Tolls by Mail and the Black Car Fund, and how to spot a fake look-alike./guides/official-websites-for-nyc-drivers Driver rights
  11. GuidesTLC Driver Calendar 2026–2027: Every Key DateDated, sourced deadlines for NYC TLC drivers from fall 2026 into 2027: TLC office closings, tax dates, the March pay update, pending rules and renewals./guides/tlc-driver-calendar-2026 Driver rights
  12. GuidesTLC Driver Protection Unit: Get Money You're OwedTLC's Driver Protection Unit chases unpaid trips, kept deposits, lease overcharges and retaliation. What it handles, what to send, and what it can't do./guides/tlc-driver-protection-unit Driver rights
  13. GuidesTLC Factbook and Reports: Where to Find Official NumbersEvery official TLC data source in one map: the Factbook dashboard, annual reports, FHV license reviews, OFS, TIF, surveys, trip data, and what each answers./guides/tlc-factbook-and-reports-guide Driver rights
  14. GuidesTLC Owner/Driver Resource Center: Free Help for DriversTLC's Owner/Driver Resource Center offers free legal help for small medallion owners, money counseling, benefits applications and wellness. How to book it./guides/tlc-owner-driver-resource-center Driver rights
  15. GuidesTLC Rule Changes in 2026: What Drivers Need to Know2026 TLC changes so far: app pay +3.36%, PIP cut, Accessible Dispatch ended, FHV cap kept, deactivation law blocked, plus proposed fee and fine cuts./guides/tlc-rule-changes-2026 Driver rights
  16. GuidesWho's Who in NYC For-Hire: TLC, Apps, Bases, Fleets, UnionsA plain map of NYC's taxi and for-hire world: who regulates you, who TLC licenses, the funds behind your benefits, driver groups, and who to call for what./guides/nyc-for-hire-industry-who-is-who Driver rights