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Labor/Employment

Apr. 23, 2016

Landmark Uber lawsuit will settle for $100 million, no change in classification status

A seminal lawsuit that claimed Uber Technologies Inc. broke the law by classifying drivers as independent contractors instead of employees settled for $100 million with the drivers' designations unchanged.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A seminal lawsuit that claimed Uber Technologies Inc.broke the law by classifying drivers as independent contractors instead of employees settled for $100 million with the drivers' classification unchanged, according to an announcement Thursday night by Shannon Liss-Riordan, the lead plaintiff's attorney in the case.

"We realize that some will be disappointed not to see this case go to trial,"...

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