Uber Drivers Seek Rehearing After 9th Circuit’s FAA Exemption Ruling

Mealey's (August 18, 2021, 2:19 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Ride-share drivers working for Uber Technologies Inc. filed a petition for rehearing en banc on Aug. 16, two weeks after a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled that they do not fall within the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) “interstate commerce” exemption and the reclassification drivers seek in their class complaint from “independent contractors” to “employees” is not public injunctive relief....