March 08, 2017
A New York federal judge on Tuesday gutted a pair of related proposed wage-and-hour class actions against Uber Technologies Inc. that accused the ride-hailng company of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors and withholding their tips, forcing the named plaintiffs to arbitrate their claims individually.
August 02, 2016
A Brooklyn federal judge overseeing two proposed class actions by drivers claiming Uber is skirting labor laws questioned Tuesday whether frequently requiring drivers to agree to new contracts could undermine their consent to the agreements.