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Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

Third Circuit Holds Uber Drivers Are Subject to the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a ruling in Singh v. Uber Technologies Inc. holding that Uber drivers are subject to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) since they do not belong to a “class of workers...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Massachusetts Court Rejects Attorney General Healey’s Attempt to Shield Identities of Uber and Lyft Drivers Under Investigatory...

Judge Krupp, sitting in the Massachusetts Business Litigation Session, granted Uber’s motion to compel documents containing the identities of drivers who shared information with the Attorney General about their work for Uber...more

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Ninth Circuit Affirms That Uber Driver Not Engaged in “Foreign or Interstate Commerce” for Purposes of Exemption to FAA

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The Ninth Circuit denied a petition seeking to vacate an order compelling arbitration of an Uber driver’s putative class action. The district court held that rideshare drivers who pick up and drop off passengers at airports...more

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California Court Re-Classifies Independent Drivers As Employees Pursuant To AB5

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On Monday August 10, 2020, Judge Ethan Schulman of the California Superior Court issued an injunction against Uber and Lyft ordering them to classify drivers as employees and not as independent contractors. The order follows...more

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Another Court Rules on When Ride-Sharing Drivers Are Exempt From Arbitration

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In this time of concern regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, there are other challenges still confronting companies. One involves the standard for enforcing arbitration agreements involving transportation workers. Or, stated...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

French Labor News - April 2020

This is the first issue of our monthly newsletter detailing recent important legislative developments, case law and events regarding labor law in France. This edition focuses on recent decisions rendered by French courts,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

L’arrêt « Uber » : nouveau coup dur pour les plateformes

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Dans un arrêt du 4 mars 2020 (n° 19-13.316), voué à une large publication, la Cour de cassation reconnaît le statut de salarié à un chauffeur Uber. Un peu plus d’un an après l’arrêt Take Eat Easy (Cass. soc. 28 novembre...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Court to Consider Whether California Ride Share Drivers Who Make Airport Runs Are Exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act

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On November 26, 2019, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) might not apply to Uber drivers who are engaged in interstate commerce while driving passengers to or...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

NJ DOL Bills Uber $650M for Misclassified Drivers

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The New Jersey Department of Labor (NJ DOL) billed Uber Technologies, Inc. and a subsidiary $650 million for past-due taxes, interest, and penalties due to an alleged misclassification of its drivers as independent...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - May 2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at developments in labor and employment law, including regarding a DOJ appeal of the EEOC's heightened pay reporting requirements, the NLRB's decision narrowing the circumstances under...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

NLRB Overturns 2014 Independent Contractor Test

In a decision with major implications for companies in the “gig economy,” on January 25 the National Labor Relations Board reversed an Obama-era case that established a tougher test for companies to contend that their workers...more

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Sacré Bleu! French Court of Appeals Rules that Uber Driver Had an“Employment Contract”

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Last week, the French Court of Appeals dealt another blow to global gig businesses, ruling that the agreement between Uber and a former driver was “an employment contract,” because the former driver was “dependent” on Uber...more

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Small Changes in Immigration Policies with Respect to International Students Have Major Impact

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In this series, Partner Danielle Rizzo explores how several small changes to student visa policy by the Trump Administration are having a major impact on the international student population in the United States. These...more

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Uber Seeks To Expand Into Labor Market

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Credit Uber with being one of the first companies to enter the gig economy space and changing the way the world thinks about the entire industry. The company now seems poised to change the way you think of Uber itself....more

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An Apple for the Teacher/Uber Driver/Tutor

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As students have started another school year this Fall, conversations often return to teachers’ pay and the disparity between what they are undoubtedly worth and what they actually earn. In fact, Time magazine dedicated a...more

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Other Shoe Drops: Court Hands Uber Massive Class Action Win After SCOTUS Victory

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It was just a matter of time. After the Supreme Court cleared the way for businesses to use class waivers with their employees and contractors with the Epic Systems ruling this past May, many observers expected that the...more

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Uber and Lyft Say No More Mandatory Arbitration For Sexual Assault And Harassment Victims

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Just last month, Uber announced that it would no longer require its passengers, drivers, or employees to arbitrate their individual claims of sexual assault and sexual harassment, allowing such claims to proceed in court....more

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K&L Gates Triage: Ride Sharing and Health Care Regulatory Considerations

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Transportation is often cited as one of the top barriers to health care for individuals in the United States. To reduce this burden and increase access to care, many health care providers are now partnering with ride-sharing...more

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Bed Time! Uber Announces Mandatory Rest Periods

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In a move met with near-universal praise, Uber recently announced it will now require drivers take at least six hours of time off for every 12 hours they spend driving. After announcing this decision last month, Uber rolled...more

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Employee Classification and the Gig Economy - Court Leaves the Door Open for “On-Call” Time for Uber Drivers

On September 13, 2017, U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied Uber’s Partial Motion for Summary Judgment in a putative class action brought by UberBLACK drivers in Philadelphia...more

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Gig Employers, Arbitration Agreements, and the Power of the “Click”

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How important is your businesses’ terms of service (TOS) agreement, usually presented to users of your business model through a process requiring them to click “I agree” before they can access your platform? A recent case...more

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Uber and Lyft to Return to Austin, Texas?

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One year after Uber and Lyft terminated operations in Austin, Texas, the ride-sharing platforms may be ready to return. The issue stems from a City of Austin ordinance that requires all “transportation network companies”...more

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Black Car Drivers in New York City Held Independent Contractors By Federal Court of Appeals

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While Uber has dominated the headlines when it comes to whether drivers on their on-demand, ride-sharing platforms are independent contractors or employees, similar battles are being waged elsewhere in the car service...more

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Gigs Save the Day: Ride Sharing Companies Help Shine Light on HumanTrafficking

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Recently, the on-demand economy has made the news for the best reason possible: saving victims of human trafficking. In December 2016, an Uber driver in California alerted police after becoming concerned that his recent...more

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Uber Scores Victory Compelling Arbitration in Wage & Hour Misclassification Suit

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Just a few days after being in the news and facing consumer boycotts for allegedly seeking to profit as a result of a taxi boycott of JFK International Airport related to President Trump’s immigration Executive Order, Uber...more

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