Third Circuit Struggles With Reviving Uber Classification Case

A Philadelphia-based federal appeals court Monday appeared unwilling to allow a third trial in a nearly decades-long misclassification dispute brought by three drivers for Uber’s luxury black car service.

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit heard arguments in a long-running dispute over whether Uber Technologies Inc. wrongfully treated three drivers for its high-end taxi service as independent contractors instead of employees.

The legal challenge centers on a highly debated and contentious issue in the modern employment landscape: whether drivers for on-demand apps like Uber and Lyft should be treated as independent contractors or full employees under the ...