Uber Drivers See Settlement As Win for Company

Uber has agreed to shell out as much as $100 million to drivers in California and Massachusetts to settle a class action. For many startups, a payout of that size would be a big setback. But some seasoned Uber drivers consider it a victory for the ride-hailing company.

Ezra Dubroff, an Uber driver in Los Angeles since November 2013, had hoped the case would go to trial and set a legal precedent. He and other drivers say the settlement folded on the lawsuit’s central claim: that Uber drivers should be classified as employees, not independent contractors, entitled to such protections ...