Labor/Employment
Mar. 1, 2017
For first time, a court says Uber driver is a freelancer
For the first time in California courts a ruling has declared that Uber Technologies Inc.correctly classifies its drivers as independent contractors, an order that could strengthen the company's hand in pending litigation.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES — For the first time, a California court has declared that Uber Technologies Inc. correctly classifies its drivers as independent contractors, a decision that could strengthen the company's hand in pending litigation.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael L. Stern last week granted an arbitration award for Uber that dismissed with prejudice former driver Yosef Eisen...
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