2 women file class-action lawsuit against Uber over sexual assault by drivers

Uber is facing a class-action lawsuit over sexual assaults by drivers.
The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of California on Tuesday, is on behalf of women passengers who experienced “rape, sexual assault, physical violence or gender-motivated…

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The UK again says Uber drivers are employees—next stop is the Supreme Court

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Uber is already fighting U.K. officials over its ban from London. Now the ride-hailing giant might head to the Supreme Court—for another case entirely. 

Uber lost an appeal Friday over a ruling that required the company to categorize its drivers as employees with worker benefits like minimum wage, overtime, and vacation pay and not as independent, self-employed contractors. 

This is a battle Uber has fought all over the world, including a major lawsuit in California. Classifying its drivers as employees would upend Uber’s business model, which depends on the kind of obligations-free labor independent contractors provide. This is the same problem that faces other fast-growing gig economy companies that rely on independent workers, like Postmates and Instacart.  Read more…

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