Uber Driver Argumentative Essay

Drivers previously working for Uber ride-hailing service filed a lawsuit in 2013 that has recently been certified as a California class action. In the original lawsuit, Uber drivers alleged that they were misclassified employees. They claimed that Uber should provide compensation/reimbursement for vehicle expenses as their “employer.” Class action lawsuits can be effective at providing a remedy for consumers, but they are not a quick fix.

The certification of the Uber driver lawsuit to class action has many online startups that depend upon local independent contractors for their workforce nervous. Their very business structure depends upon mass availability of independent contractors. Instacart is one such company. Instacart offers a delivery service that is dependent upon a similar workforce as that utilized by Uber.

Recently, to address the misclassification issues that have been drawing headlines in the news, Instacart brought part of their
The filing for hundreds of declarations to this effect did not seem to sway the judge regarding the problem as there’s no way to know if the group represented a random sample of drivers, if the declarations from drivers were solicited or if the prospective plaintiffs were even advised of the potential benefit of a finding in their favor.

If you have questions regarding the Uber California class action certification or if you have other concerns regarding misclassification as an employee or independent contractor, contact the southern California employment law attorneys at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik as soon as