Uber must face driver's lawsuit related to independent contractor dispute, California's supreme court rules

Tue, 07/18/2023 - 08:43

a driver for food delivery service Uber Eats, rides a bicycle with a transport box on his back on a street in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin. — An Uber Eats rider.
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An Uber Eats driver sued the company in 2019, arguing drivers should be classified as employees.
But Uber said he'd signed a contract which meant employment disputes couldn't be taken to court.
Now the California Supreme Court has ruled that he couldn't sign away this right, and Uber must face the lawsuit.

Uber must face a lawsuit brought by an Uber Eats driver, the California Supreme Court ruled on Monday, in what could be an important win for labor rights.