September 25, 2018
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday dismantled a class of hundreds of thousands of Uber drivers alleging they were misclassified as independent contractors, handing the ride-hailing giant a major victory in a yearslong battle over whether it has skirted labor laws by considering its drivers to be contractors rather than employees.
September 20, 2018
Uber told the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday that its recent finding that federal law doesn't preempt California's decades-old standard for determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors should dismantle a class of hundreds of thousands of Uber drivers alleging they were misclassified and denied expense reimbursements and tips.
June 15, 2017
Uber on Wednesday doubled down on its Ninth Circuit bid to dismantle several class actions alleging it misclassified drivers as independent contractors, insisting that its arbitration agreements should be enforced and that the drivers suing for tips and expense reimbursements are making "misguided" arguments.
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.
March 02, 2017
Uber has urged the Ninth Circuit to reject an expanded certified class of California drivers alleging the company stiffed them on tips and expenses by misclassifying them as independent contractors, arguing that the National Labor Relations Act does not invalidate the ride-hailing giant’s arbitration agreements.
January 12, 2017
A class of drivers accusing Uber Technologies Inc. of stiffing workers on tips and expenses on Wednesday urged the Ninth Circuit to affirm a ruling that added drivers who signed a 2014 arbitration agreement to the class, saying the agreements aren’t enforceable because they violate the National Labor Relations Act.
CORRECTION: An earlier story misstated the amount of the settlement that was rejected in August and misstated when and in which case the NLRB filed a brief. The errors have been corrected.