9th Circuit Denies Uber Drivers’ Rehearing Request In FAA Exemption Suit

Mealey's (September 13, 2021, 11:55 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 10 denied a petition for rehearing en banc filed by ride-share drivers working for Uber Technologies Inc. after a 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....