Capriole v. Uber Technologies, Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:19-cv-11941

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Indira Talwani

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  1. March 27, 2020

    Lyft Can't Force Drivers To Arbitrate Employee Status Case

    Lyft can't force its drivers in Massachusetts to arbitrate claims they are being misclassified as independent contractors rather than employees, a federal judge ruled Friday, saying the workers are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act.

  2. March 24, 2020

    Sick Uber And Lyft Drivers Still Working, Pay Suit Docs Claim

    Uber and Lyft drivers sick with what they fear could be COVID-19 say they have continued to pick up riders because they have no other way to pay their bills, according to affidavits filed late Monday in twin federal suits seeking employment status and sick time for the gig workers.

  3. March 20, 2020

    Uber, Lyft Drivers Fail To Win Employee Status Via Injunction

    Uber and Lyft drivers won't gain their coveted employee status through a preliminary injunction, a Massachusetts federal judge said Friday in twin orders concluding the drivers don't face "immediate threat of irreparable harm" from being classified as independent contractors.

  4. December 04, 2019

    Calif. May Be The Best Venue For Mass. Uber Suit, Judge Says

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday suggested that the questions of whether a proposed class of Uber drivers was misclassified as independent contractors and whether the suit should be steered to arbitration should be decided in California rather than the Bay State.

  5. November 08, 2019

    Uber Says Mass. Driver's Classification Suit Belongs In Calif.

    Uber has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to transfer to California a proposed class action alleging the ride-hailing giant misclassified drivers as independent contractors and shorted their pay and tips, saying the drivers' contracts establish the Golden State as the forum for disputes.

  6. November 01, 2019

    Drivers Fight To Keep Uber Wage Class Suit In Mass.

    A proposed class of Massachusetts Uber drivers challenged the ride-hailing company's attempts to push their wage classification claims into arbitration and move the suit to California, telling a Bay State federal judge Thursday the two bids contradict each other.

  7. October 18, 2019

    Uber Says Mass. Driver Must Arbitrate Misclassification Suit

    Uber told a federal court a Massachusetts driver must arbitrate proposed class claims the ride-hailing giant misclassified drivers as independent contractors and shorted their pay and tips, saying he does not qualify as a transportation worker who should be exempt from arbitration.

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