January 27, 2021
California Uber drivers who said the ride-hailing company misclassified them as independent contractors can move forward as a class on certain claims, but not on their minimum wage, overtime and paid sick leave claims, a federal judge ruled.
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.
September 25, 2020
Uber has urged a California federal judge not to certify a proposed class of drivers accusing the ride-hailing giant of shorting them on benefits by misclassifying them as independent contractors, telling the court there are too many individualized questions for the case to move forward as a class action.
June 30, 2020
A California federal judge on Tuesday trimmed Uber drivers' sick leave claim from a putative class action alleging the ride-hailing giant deprived drivers of benefits by misclassifying them as independent contractors, but declined to dismiss other claims and gave drivers a chance to bolster the sick leave allegation.
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.
June 05, 2020
A proposed class of Uber drivers said Thursday they've sufficiently backed up their consolidated suit alleging the ride-hailing giant flouted a California worker classification law by labeling them independent contractors to deny them proper wages, sick leave and expense reimbursements.
May 22, 2020
Uber has asked a California federal judge to slash a consolidated class action accusing the ride-hailing giant of flouting a Golden State worker classification law by labeling drivers as independent contractors to deny them proper wages, sick leave and expense reimbursements.
May 20, 2020
California drivers have asked a federal judge to certify their consolidated class action accusing Uber of flouting a Golden State worker classification law by labeling drivers as independent contractors to deny them proper wages, sick leave and expense reimbursements.
April 22, 2020
Uber told a California federal judge Wednesday it will roll out greater sick leave protections as part of a negotiated resolution with California drivers claiming the ride-hailing giant is exacerbating the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting the judge to inquire whether Uber couldn't extend those protections to Massachusetts drivers seeking emergency relief.
December 17, 2019
A California federal judge on Monday said Uber must face a driver's suit alleging he was misclassified as an independent contractor and shorted on wages, but he declined to issue a public injunction that would've forced the ride-hailing giant to immediately reclassify its drivers as employees.