Uber Technologies Inc. can keep using its app to send political messages to its drivers urging them to vote for a ballot measure that would solidify their status as independent contractors, a California judge ruled Wednesday.
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer said the drivers had failed to show they were being harmed by the ride-share company’s in-house campaign and that shutting it down would violate Uber’s right to free speech.
Uber, Lyft Inc.and other gig-economy companies have spent almost $200 million, a record for a ballot measure in the most populous U.S. state, pushing for the passage ...
