Labor/Employment
Dec. 19, 2019
Uber’s $4.4M EEOC harassment settlement followed by new employee class action
The complaint claims Uber has misidentified its ride-hail drivers as independent contractors rather than employees since April 2018.
Just as Uber announced a $4.4 million settlement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to resolve claims alleging a business-wide perpetuation of sexual harassment culture and retaliation, the ride-hailing company was hit Wednesday with a class action alleging misclassification of its workers.
Filed in the Northern District of California, the class action claims Uber has misidentified its ride-hail drivers as indepe...
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