December 16, 2022
Uber and a driver who accused the ride-share giant of misclassifying him as an independent contractor and depriving him of the minimum wage, overtime and expense reimbursement rights that accompany employment status have ended their dispute.
June 22, 2021
A California federal judge declined Tuesday to toss most of a putative class action accusing Uber of misclassifying its Uber Eats drivers as independent contractors, saying both parties fell short of making definitive arguments on a central question of whether the state's recent enactment of Proposition 22 "abates" — or effectively precludes — all claims.
December 07, 2020
A California federal judge has granted Uber's bid to dismiss a putative class action accusing it of misclassifying its Uber Eats drivers as independent contractors to short them on business expenses, wages and benefits, but counsel for the drivers told Law360 Monday they will amend their complaint.
August 19, 2020
An Uber Eats driver has told a California federal judge that the company can't hide behind its arbitration agreement to dodge claims that it's misclassifying drivers and couriers as independent contractors to short them on wages and benefits, and its dismissal bid is premature anyway.
August 05, 2020
Uber Technologies Inc. has moved to exit a proposed class action accusing it of misclassifying its Uber Eats drivers as independent contractors, telling a California federal court that the complaint fails to lay out sufficient facts and that its class claims are brought on behalf of drivers who are bound to arbitration.