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.
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.
April 01, 2020
Uber drivers asked a California federal judge at a call-in hearing Wednesday for an emergency order requiring Uber to classify drivers as employees, arguing misclassifying them as independent contractors — with no paid sick leave — may cause infected drivers to keep working, exacerbating the spread of COVID-19.