Uber’s $100 Million Driver Pay Settlement Rejected by Judge

Uber Technologies Inc. may come out ahead by failing to win court approval of a $100 million settlement with drivers (O’Connor v. Uber Techs. Inc., N.D. Cal., 13-cv-03826, 8/18/16).

Even before a San Francisco federal judge rejected the deal Aug. 18, the drivers’ lawyer said the ride-hailing giant may have the upper hand to walk away from further negotiations because an appeals court hinted that it might overrule a key pretrial ruling in the fight over whether drivers must be treated as employees.

If the 3-year-old lawsuit collapses, the world’s most valuable technology startup would escape without any significant ...