Uber Drivers Say Lack of Sick Pay Shows Need for Employee Status

Uber Technologies Inc. shouldn’t be able to use arbitration agreements to avoid complying with a Massachusetts law that could give drivers access to paid sick leave during the Covid-19 pandemic, a group of Massachusetts drivers told the Ninth Circuit.

The drivers asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday to reconsider an emergency measure that would force the company to classify them as employees, making them eligible for benefits such as paid sick leave, overtime, and minimum wage. Massachusetts is one of a handful of states using a three-part legal test that makes it difficult for ...