April 21, 2023
A New York Uber driver adequately alleged he was a full employee entitled to minimum wage protections under state and federal law, a federal judge ruled, but he failed to assert he was paid less than the state minimum for all compensable work time.
October 27, 2022
A former Uber driver said he plausibly showed that the ride-hailing company was his employer and he was therefore misclassified as an independent contractor under an appeals court standard, urging a New York federal judge to save his suit from dismissal.
September 27, 2022
Uber urged a New York federal judge to toss amended claims that a ride-hailing driver earned less than minimum wage, arguing that the driver only raised vague, impersonal and factually unsupported claims of mistreatment.
August 02, 2022
Uber urged a New York federal judge to toss a driver's suit alleging the ride-hailing company misclassified drivers as independent contractors in order to dodge overtime and reimbursement obligations, saying the lawsuit includes rootless, "threadbare recitals."
May 26, 2022
Uber misclassified its drivers as independent contractors to deny them overtime compensation and work-related expense reimbursement, a driver said in a proposed class and collective action in New York federal court.