Young: More on the Uber Class Action

One of the more interesting issues on the horizon that has implications for workers’ comp is the question of whether “gig economy” workers will have rights as employees. In various posts I’ve been commenting on the Lyft and Uber class actions, since those seem to be the poster children for the disruptive companies who seek to change the legal landscape. So it was with interest when I read the workcompcentral.com headline “Uber threatens to walk away from proposed $84 million settlement”. Their source appears to be a Bloomberg.com article that&...