A high-profile worker classification lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. in California has brought national attention to the question of whether workers in the sharing economy are full-fledged employees or just contractors on a digital platform. The issue is at the center of the class action case, O’Connor v. Uber, but it hasn’t been the only one that matters as the case makes its way through the courts.
The validity of the arbitration agreements that Uber asks drivers to sign when they register to drive on Uber’s platform has been a major point of contention between the plaintiffs and the company. So far, the plaintiffs have been winning the argument, and Uber recently revamped its drivers’ arbitration agreements in what looks a lot like a direct response to its recent setbacks.
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