A U.S. District Court judge has granted class certification to a group of Uber drivers who claim the company misclassified them as independent contractors.
Judge Edward Chen, sitting in San Francisco in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, certified the drivers as a class on Tuesday. While the class was certified on the basis that it was suing Uber for withholding tips, a decision in the drivers' favor would mean they would be classified as employees -- a classification currently being contested across the country by Uber and other "sharing e...
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