Luxury Uber Drivers’ Classification Lawsuit Tossed by Judge (1)

A federal judge in Pennsylvania dismissed a lawsuit centering on whether drivers for Uber Technologies Inc.'s high-end taxi service were wrongfully treated as independent contractors instead of employees, a win for the gig economy giant in a worker classification fight that has spanned more than eight years.

The judgment was handed down Tuesday after two separate juries in US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania were unable to agree on whether three drivers for Uber Black met the conditions to be considered independent contractors in business for themselves or employees with full protections under federal and state wage ...