[New post] Former Uber driver was an employee, rules California department

sskarthik posted: "By Heather Somerville SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber has lost another legal round in the dispute over whether its drivers are independent contractors or employees, an issue that threatens the core of the ride-hailing company's business model. The Cal" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Former Uber driver was an employee, rules California department by sskarthik By Heather Somerville SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber has lost another legal round in the dispute over whether its drivers are independent contractors or employees, an issue that threatens the core of the ride-hailing company's business model. The California Employment Development Department (EDD) determined that a former Uber driver in Southern California was an employee, not an independent contractor as the company has claimed, and the decision was upheld twice after Uber appealed by both an administrative law judge and the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. The case came to light when a lawyer suing Uber on behalf of other drivers posted documents to her website. Read more... sskarthik | September 10, 2015 at 4:58 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3jdD Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/10/former-uber-driver-was-an-employee-rules-california-department/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com