SAN FRANCISCO — Uber Technologies Inc. has a chance to slam the brakes on a major labor class action that challenges the company’s classification of drivers as independent contractors.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said it would allow the ride-hailing company to appeal U.S. District Judge Edward Chen’s December order certifying a class of approximately 240,000 Uber drivers in California.

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