UBER Legal Issues

Legal Issues

Blystone mentions that a New York judge ruled in favor of Uber employees. The judge ruled that Uber drivers must have the same benefit as other company employees and they should not be treated as independent contractors, but Uber appealed the decision since it decrease their income. The author also notates a protest occurred in Europe. A huge crowd of taxi drivers protested against Uber London, Berlin, Paris and Madrid the. The traditional taxi drivers pay huge amount of license fee and plate fee and they claimed it generated unfair competition. Dave Alba in the article “A short History of Many, Many Ways Uber Screwed up” mentions a case where 3 Uber drivers filed a lawsuit claiming the employee benefits, millage reimbursement, and tip. Uber offered 100 million settlements, but the judge declined it. Alba also mentions a lawsuit filed by a family. Uber faced a lawsuit from a family whose 6-year girl was killed by an Uber driver. The family sued Uber, but Uber decline the responsibility saying the driver was not on the job when the girl was hit by the car. Also, the author also mentions that a man who is accused of killing 6 people in Michigan and still drive Uber urges the background check process.