Judge Rejects Uber's 'Inadequate' $84M to $100M Settlement With Drivers

A U.S. District Judge in San Francisco rejected Uber's proposed $84 million to $100 million settlement to a class action suit last week, calling it unfair to the 385,000 California and Massachusetts drivers represented. By doing so, Judge Edward Chen rejected the argument advanced in the attorneys' July 15 joint court filing that the settlement was "fair and adequate," and sided with the dozens of drivers and lawyers who objected to the settlement, saying it let Uber off too easily at workers' expense.  Under the settlement, drivers would have remained classified a...