An Uber Disruption: California Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Requiring Uber and Lyft to Stop Classifying Drivers as Independent Contractors
8/14/20
By: Josue Aparicio[1]
On Monday, a California Judge granted a preliminary injunction ordering that the popular ride-hailing companies, Uber and Lyft, stop classifying their drivers as independent contractors during the pendency of their litigation against the state of California.…
Navigating the Employee v. Independent Contractor Landscape in a Post-Dynamex World
3/25/19
By: Ariel Brotman
In a post-Dynamex world, hiring entities are finding it increasingly difficult to determine whether or not to classify a worker as an independent contractor or an employee.
On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued …
NLRB Decisions are Trending Pro-Employer
2/27/19
By: Amy C. Bender
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) under the Trump administration is showing a return to more conservative, employer-friendly interpretations of the laws regarding employees’ rights to engage in concerted activity to improve wages and working conditions. …
PA Fed. Ct. Finds UberBLACK Limousine Drivers Maintain Independent Contractor Status
4/30/18
By: John P. McAvoy
On April 12, 2018, Uber Technologies, Inc. won its legal battle on the recurring issue of independent contractor misclassification when the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted the company’s motion for summary judgment in Razak v. Uber …