Litigation & Arbitration
Oct. 10, 2022
Uber, Lyft await appeal of compelled arbitration denial
This complex litigation matter represents a group of cases filed by individuals, three city attorneys — from Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco — as well the state of California. At the heart of each case is the allegation by the plaintiffs that Uber and Lyft’s business model of bringing on drivers as independent contractors rather than direct employees violates the drivers’ employment rights and state labor law.
While their attempt to compel arbitration is on appeal, Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. appeared for a pretrial hearing in a lawsuit brought by the state and three city attorneys alleging the companies misclassified drivers as independent contractors.
Friday’s proceeding comes just days after the companies’ filed an appeal of San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman’s denial of their attempt to compel arbitration.
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