Uber Drivers Win Partial Class Status in Misclassification Suit

More than 4,800 Uber drivers may proceed as a class on their claim that they were misclassified as independent contractors rather than employees under California law but not on their related minimum wage, overtime, and sick-pay claims, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Tuesday.

Whether Uber misclassified these drivers under California’s ABC test can be mostly resolved on a classwide basis, Judge Edward M. Chen of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California said. He partially granted the class certification motion on that threshold issue, as well as the expense reimbursement and wage-statement claims.

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