Olivares v. Uber Technologies, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:16-cv-06062

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

710(Labor: Fair Standards)

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Jorge L. Alonso

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  1. July 14, 2017

    Uber Wins Arbitration Bid In Ill. Driver Wage Fight

    An Illinois federal judge on Friday granted a bid from Uber Technologies Inc. to compel arbitration in a proposed class action alleging the ride-hailing service misclassified drivers as independent contractors, but refused to toss the case as a whole.

  2. January 10, 2017

    Uber Cites Mich. Ruling To Support Ill. Arbitration Bid

    Uber Technologies Inc. on Monday pointed an Illinois federal judge's attention to a Michigan court's ruling granting arbitration on an identical provision to the one being disputed in the Illinois class action alleging the ride-hailing service misclassified drivers as independent contractors.

  3. September 12, 2016

    Uber Tries To Arbitrate Ill. Driver Wage Row After 9th Circ. Win

    Uber moved Friday to toss an Illinois proposed wage-and-hour class action accusing the ride-hailing service of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors, saying the dispute must be individually arbitrated given the recent Ninth Circuit ruling that ex-Uber drivers must arbitrate their background-check claims.