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U.S. Supreme Court,
Labor/Employment,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Sep. 26, 2018

9th Circuit unravels class of Uber drivers suing over misclassification

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decertified a class of some 160,000 Uber drivers who claim they are misclassified as contractors, effectively ending a lawsuit that turned on the issue of arbitration.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decertified a class of thousands of Uber drivers who claim they are misclassified as contractors, effectively ending a lawsuit that turned on the issue of arbitration.

In its ruling Tuesday, the appellate panel reversed U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen's order denying Uber's motion to compel arbitration.

The class of drivers with arbitration agreements ha...

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