A federal judge has rejected a proposed $100 million settlement between Uber Technologies Inc. and drivers in two states, reopening the debate over the car-hailing company’s freelance labor model. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco ruled Thursday that the settlement in April of two class-action suits in California and Massachusetts isn’t fair, accurate or reasonable for drivers. The...
A US federal judge yesterday threw out a proposed class - action settlement between Google and a group of its current and former drivers , potentially continuing a protracted lawsuit that questions whether the drivers should be classified as employees or remain independent contractors . Under an April settlement , Uber had been set to pay up to $ 100 in reimbursement damages to nearly 400,000 drivers , however , in documents filed in court yesterday , Judge Edward M. Chen ruled that the April settlement was " not fair , adequate , and reasonable ” . The ruling sends both parties back to the start of a process that has been cited as a pivotal case for sharing economy firms that insist on drivers being classified as part - time contractors rather than employees .