{"id":52513,"date":"2015-09-24T04:47:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T10:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/?p=52513"},"modified":"2020-09-21T13:33:54","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T17:33:54","slug":"heres-ubers-plan-to-screw-over-drivers-who-have-a-complaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/heres-ubers-plan-to-screw-over-drivers-who-have-a-complaint\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s Uber’s Plan To Screw Over Drivers Who Have A Complaint"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Uber doesn’t cover benefits for drivers and without full-time or even part-time driver status, they also enjoy very few other additional benefits.<\/p>\n

Not only are some “full-time” drivers not given health benefits, paid vacations, or other benefits, it also turns out they are hit with huge fees if they try to file legal action against Uber.<\/p>\n

In a September 1 decision US District Court Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco granted class-action status to a lawsuit brought by two Uber drivers seeking reclassification as employees. They are seeking reimbursement for expenses and tips, which would open the door to a minimum wage, meal breaks, workers\u2019 compensation, and unionization.<\/p>\n

Uber has since filed a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco to take up \u201cthe leading case raising urgent questions about the classification of sharing-economy workers.” The company argues that Uber drivers can work when they want with no set schedule.<\/p>\n