Uber Faces New Class Suit Over Driver Classification in N.Y.

Uber Technologies Inc. was hit with a proposed class action in federal court alleging it misclassified drivers in New York as independent contractors when they’re actually employees under state labor law.

The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by Sancak Davarci, an Uber driver based in New York, seeking to represent other similarly situated workers.

The drivers are employees under New York law and their misclassification as contractors has unlawfully deprived them of minimum and overtime wages, the complaint says. It also allegedly has forced them to pay for necessary business ...