July 16, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the Ninth Circuit to reconsider a former Uber driver's lawsuit claiming the ride-hailing giant's rating system is racially biased, arguing that a panel's June ruling flew in the face of federal civil rights law and U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
July 09, 2024
An Asian former Uber driver is asking the Ninth Circuit to overturn a panel's June ruling finding he failed to support his allegations that the ride-hailing giant's rating system is racially biased, saying the court held him to too high of a standard.
June 24, 2024
An Asian man who previously drove for Uber didn't provide enough information in his proposed class action to support his claim that the ride-hailing platform's use of customer ratings when making decisions to drop drivers had a "significant disparate impact" on non-white drivers, the Ninth Circuit said Monday.
December 07, 2023
An attorney for a proposed class of drivers alleging Uber's ratings system is racially biased told the Ninth Circuit on Thursday that the lower court kept "moving the goalpost" through multiple amended complaints while requiring evidence not required at the pleading stage.
December 01, 2023
In the final month of 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case over whether lateral job transfers can qualify as unlawful discrimination, and the First Circuit will consider reviving a suit by Whole Foods workers who say they were illegally fired for wearing Black Lives Matter apparel. Here's a look at oral argument sessions that discrimination lawyers should keep an eye on in December.
December 01, 2023
In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for oral arguments at the Ninth Circuit in a proposed racial discrimination class action against Uber. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
April 04, 2023
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse the dismissal of an ex-Uber driver's proposed class action alleging the company's rating system is racially biased, arguing that the lower court held his claims to unfair evidentiary standards.