3rd Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment For Uber In Driver Status Dispute

Mealey's (March 4, 2020, 12:12 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A district court erred in granting summary judgment to Uber Technologies Inc. and its subsidiary in a class complaint by drivers on the question of whether the drivers are employees or independent contractors, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled March 3, finding that genuine disputes of material facts still exist (Ali Razak, et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al., No. 18-1944, 3rd Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 6674)....