December 22, 2020
A California federal judge overseeing Uber drivers' suit claiming the ride-hailing giant denied them minimum wage, overtime, and expense reimbursements, probed during a hearing Tuesday into whether their bid for class certification could get past predominance issues given that some drivers exclusively worked for Uber while others juggled multiple jobs.
June 25, 2020
Uber drivers' claims that the ride-hailing giant deprived them of benefits by misclassifying them as independent contractors are likely to survive dismissal efforts, a California federal judge said Thursday, the same day California's attorney general sought a preliminary injunction to force both Uber and Lyft to reclassify drivers as employees.
September 16, 2019
Lichten & Liss-Riordan PC will receive a quarter of the $20 million settlement it negotiated with Uber to end claims the ride-hailing giant misclassified drivers as independent contractors, after a California federal judge signed off on the firm's attorney fee request.
August 29, 2019
A California federal judge granted final approval Thursday to Uber's $20 million class action settlement with California and Massachusetts drivers who claim they were misclassified as independent contractors, over the heartfelt objections of a class member seeking more money and changed business practices.
May 15, 2019
California and Massachusetts drivers who aren't bound by Uber's arbitration agreement asked a federal judge Tuesday to sign off on $5 million in attorney fees after they reached a $20 million deal to end long-running claims the ride-hailing giant wrongly classified drivers as independent contractors.
March 22, 2019
A California federal judge on Thursday greenlit a $20 million deal resolving claims Uber Technologies Inc. misclassified thousands of drivers as independent contractors, after seeking additional information about a number of aspects of the agreement.
March 19, 2019
A California federal judge on Tuesday asked Uber and attorneys representing nearly 14,000 drivers for more briefing on their $20 million deal to resolve claims Uber misclassified drivers as independent contractors, saying he wants to know more, like how a recent California Supreme Court decision could impact litigation risks.
March 12, 2019
Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to pay $20 million to nearly 14,000 drivers who aren't bound by a company arbitration agreement as part of a settlement in a lawsuit claiming the ride-hailing company misclassified those drivers as independent contractors.
March 08, 2018
A California federal judge on Wednesday said a class of Uber drivers cannot amend its class action claim under the state's Private Attorneys General Act until the Ninth Circuit rules on the ride-hailing company's bids to dismantle the long-running suit that claims it misclassified the drivers as independent contractors.
March 01, 2018
A California federal judge said Thursday he wants to "thaw out" an Uber wage suit that's been paused for years, saying a putative class action alleging that Uber misclassifies Massachusetts drivers as independent contractors can move forward, but that a similar case concerning California drivers must await a Ninth Circuit ruling.