Uber fires up its defense for high-stakes independent contactors lawsuit

Uber is revving up its fight against a class-action lawsuit that aims to make Uber drivers company employees, not independent contractors. The financial stakes are high for Uber. If the lawsuit continues as class action, drivers' expenses such as vehicles, gas and maintenance, plus benefits like workers’ compensation would apply to more than 160,000 California drivers. Requiring drivers to become employees would be an expensive turn on its head for Uber’s business model, and could affect other…
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