If you think about whan an appeal is, it's a challenge to a ruling or order or verdict in a lower court. In essence, you're asking a higher court to overturn or reverse that lower court's order. So when the appellate court states that the decision will be affirmed, it is rejecting your request to overturn that lower court's order. So the lower court's order remains in tact.
Driving: Lyft. If there is a holiday then don't bank on it until Thursday though (like next week). Lyft claims that the payday is Friday, but payments begin processing on Tuesday. Some weeks it is delayed until Thursday. Aug 27, 2014. #3.
I drive about 4-8 hours a week and average about $18 a hour on Uber. On Lyft, I get about 2-5 hours a week and average about $15 per hour. I don't have a lot of data right now, since I have driven a ton in October, but this weekend on Lyft I made enough tips to offset Lyft cut. That's never happened before.