Court Orders 385,000 Uber Drivers Into Arbitration

A federal appellate court ordered about 385,000 Uber drivers suing the company over how it conducts background checks to resolve their dispute through arbitration in a ruling that influences proceedings in other cases accusing the ride-hailing firm of misclassifying workers as contractors, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday said drivers in the background check case were bound by the arbitration agreement they signed. While U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen said the arbitration agreements were one-sided and unenforc...