A California judge said Uber drivers who play a part in interstate commerce are free to sue over pay -- for now.
California won a minor ruling against Uber Technologies Inc. that stands to open up a bigger front in the fight by drivers for better benefits — especially for those who make airport runs and cross state lines.
Uber has relied on arbitration and settlements to defeat lawsuits by drivers seeking the benefits of employees. It has also settled arbitration claimsExperts said the ruling, although incremental, carries added weight because California Labor Secretary Julie Su wants driver Sangam Patel’s claims argued in a proceeding before her agency.Charlotte Garden, a professor at Seattle University School of Law, said the case is important because, unlike private lawyers, Su won’t settle with Uber.
Patel frequently took passengers to and from San Francisco International Airport. His case also concerns drivers who frequently cross state lines, including those transporting Lake Tahoe passengers between the casinos, hotels and ski areas dotting the imperceptible border between California and Nevada. At a hearing Thursday, San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer described the boundary as a “line in the street.
Noting similar cases in Philadelphia and Minnesota, Ulmer said it was useful for fact-gathering and information-sharing to move forward in the case because California’s labor secretary requested it.
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