June 05, 2018
The Ninth Circuit should dissolve a class of hundreds of thousands of current and former Uber drivers who allege they were misclassified as independent contractors and denied fair wages, Uber told the appeals court Monday in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling allowing class action waivers.
May 04, 2017
Uber on Wednesday calibrated its Ninth Circuit assault on several class actions alleging it misclassified drivers as independent contractors, insisting that its arbitration agreements are valid and enforceable in an effort to dismantle myriad litigation from drivers seeking tips, expense reimbursements, overtime and other benefits typically afforded to employees.
July 29, 2016
Uber drivers on Friday pushed back against the ride-hailing giant’s bid to restart proceedings in a pair of Ninth Circuit challenges to the validity of its December 2015 arbitration agreement in closely watched class actions accusing Uber of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors.
April 04, 2016
Uber Technologies Inc. urged the Ninth Circuit on Friday to allow the company to implement a December 2015 arbitration agreement with current and prospective drivers who are not part of several cases that allege the ride-hailing company stiffs workers on pay by misclassifying them as independent contractors.
March 07, 2016
Uber drivers argued Friday that a district court rightly rejected Uber's arbitration agreement and that the Ninth Circuit should stop the ride-hailing service from sending a new agreement to more drivers, accusing Uber of "gamesmanship" to keep drivers from joining pay class actions.