Perspective
May 6, 2016
Gig economy may have to wait for answers
if the district court approves the settlement, the Uber litigation will no longer be the bellwether case for whether tech companies in the gig economy are properly classifying their workers. By Valerie Brender
Valerie J. Brender
Rukin, Hyland & Riggin LLP
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San Francisco , CA 94111
Phone: (415) 421-1800
Email: vbrender@rukinhyland.com
New York Univ SOL; New York NY
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced last month that it would weigh in on the closely watched independent contractor misclassification class action against Uber Technologies in O'Conner v. Uber Technologies Inc., 13-CV3826 (N.D. Cal., filed Aug. 13, 2013). But Uber's announcement that it reached an up to $100 million settlement with plaintiffs in the California and Massachusetts lawsuits may mean that the 9th Circuit ...
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