Stage set for legal showdown over Uber drivers
September 02, 2015 at 12:43 PM EDT
A federal judge in San Francisco has granted Uber drivers class-action status in a lawsuit that claims the ride-hailing service treats drivers like employees without offering benefits, and avoiding costs associated with payroll taxes. The ruling, late Tuesday, sets the stage for a legal showdown that could have wide-ranging effects for Uber's business model-and the broader sharing economy-that ...