Uber Driver-Rating Bias Appeal to Test EEOC’s ‘Real World’ View

A former Uber Technologies Inc. driver backed by the US government will seek to convince the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to revive his proposed class action alleging that the ride-sharing giant’s reliance on customer ratings to determine which drivers to deactivate has a disparate impact on racial minorities.

A ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit risks unwanted implications for workers or employers, depending on what the court decides. For workers, it could mean diminished chances of being able to pursue claims of widespread bias flowing from facially neutral employment practices or policies; for employers, it ...