Uber Agrees to Settle Fare Shortfall Claims of 4,600 Drivers

Uber Technologies, Inc. agreed to settle a lawsuit by drivers who say the company’s practice of paying based on upfront fare estimates shorted drivers on pay they were due for a trip’s actual time and distance.

Company records show 4,594 drivers experienced shortfalls, according to a motion for court approval filed by the drivers’ lawyers. Each driver earned an average of $162.72 less over the 17-month period covered by the lawsuit because of upfront pricing, according to an analysis performed by an economics professor.

Uber agreed to pay a combined amount of just over $345,000 to settle the drivers’ claims. ...