Labor/Employment
Apr. 26, 2016
Uber settlement leaves questions about judge's approval, arbitration
The company is banking on U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen approving the deal and arbitration being the forum of future disputes.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A lawsuit alleging that Uber Technologies Inc. misclassifies drivers as independent contractors was headed for a San Francisco jury, with the matter of employment classification in the sharing economy also on trial, but a settlement filed late Thursday has deferred the unresolved legal issues for another venue.
The deal before U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen would provide a class of more th...
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