March 31, 2017
Uber Technologies Inc. won a bid to push a driver's proposed class action into arbitration when a Florida federal judge ruled Friday the dispute over whether drivers are improperly classified as contractors belongs in arbitration, not court.
September 07, 2016
Uber Technologies on Tuesday slammed an objection to a report and recommendation supporting its request to steer a putative class action alleging it misclassifies its Florida drivers as contractors to arbitration and to strike the class claims, saying the recommendation is well reasoned and in line with other courts' positions.
August 18, 2016
A former Uber driver on Wednesday objected to a Florida magistrate judge's "absurd" recommendation requiring arbitration of claims that the ride-hailing giant wrongly classifies drivers as independent contractors, saying the arbitration provision is unenforceable due to a California choice-of-law clause in his contract.
August 04, 2016
A Florida magistrate judge on Thursday recommended forcing a former Uber driver to arbitrate his claims that the ride-sharing giant wrongly classifies drivers as independent contractors, saying drivers who don't opt out of their contract's arbitration provision can't have their disputes decided in court.