Lawson v. Grubhub, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:15-cv-05128

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Jacqueline Scott Corley

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  1. January 27, 2022

    Grubhub Driver Says He Is An Employee Under Dynamex

    A former Grubhub driver asked a California federal court to rule that he was the company's employee under the Dynamex three-prong test, which the Ninth Circuit recently said retroactively applies to his case alleging he was misclassified as an independent contractor and denied certain benefits.

  2. November 29, 2018

    Dynamex Retroactivity In GrubHub Row Punted To 9th Circ.

    A California federal judge on Wednesday declined to vacate her February finding that a former GrubHub driver was an independent contractor rather than an employee, but acknowledged that the California Supreme Court's Dynamex ruling might have changed the outcome of the case had it been handed down earlier.

  3. November 13, 2018

    Ex-Grubhub Driver Asks 9th Circ. To Undo Contractor Ruling

    A former Grubhub Inc. driver asked the Ninth Circuit on Friday to reverse a finding that he's an independent contractor and not an employee, insisting the worker classification standard set by the California Supreme Court's Dynamex ruling upended it.

  4. October 11, 2018

    Ex-Grubhub Driver Says Dynamex Unwinds Wage Trial Loss

    A former Grubhub driver asked a California federal judge on Thursday to revive allegations that he was misclassified as an independent contractor, saying that had the California Supreme Court's Dynamex decision changing the state's test for employment status come out a few months earlier, he would have won his bench trial.

  5. September 19, 2018

    GrubHub Slams Driver's Bid For 'Gig Economy' Ruling Redo

    GrubHub Inc. on Tuesday slammed a former driver's attempt to persuade a California federal court to reconsider its finding that he was an independent contractor rather than an employee, saying he can't use the California Supreme Court's Dynamex ruling to thwart his ongoing Ninth Circuit appeal.

  6. September 04, 2018

    Ex-GrubHub Driver Fights On For 'Gig Economy' Ruling Redo

    A former driver for GrubHub seeking reconsideration of the determination that he is an independent contractor rather than an employee asked a California federal court Saturday to decide whether his case should be reviewed in light of the California Supreme Court's Dynamex decision.

  7. July 16, 2018

    Trucking Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2018

    A California wage dispute against North American transportation logistics giant J.B. Hunt and a duel at the nation's highest court over whether trucking company New Prime can enforce an arbitration clause in its independent contractor agreement are among the court battles that trucking industry attorneys are watching in the second half of this year.

  8. June 25, 2018

    GrubHub, Ex-Driver Spar Over Calif. 'Gig Economy' Ruling

    The online meal delivery service Grubhub Inc. and a former driver found by a lower court to be an independent contractor rather than an employee have filed dueling letters with the Ninth Circuit over whether the case should be reconsidered in light of a landmark California Supreme Court ruling.

  9. February 09, 2018

    GrubHub Win Doesn't Settle Debate Over Gig Workers' Status

    A first-of-its-kind ruling holding that a former Grubhub delivery driver was an independent contractor rather than an employee was a victory for gig economy employers who hope the decision bodes well for their chances of defeating similar lawsuits, but experts say businesses shouldn't get too excited.

  10. February 08, 2018

    GrubHub Driver In Gig Economy Case Is A Contractor: Judge

    A California federal judge ruling in a bellwether case concerning the rights of workers who participate in the so-called gig economy said Thursday that a former GrubHub Inc. meal delivery driver was an independent contractor and not the company's employee.