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Uber to pay US$100m as part of settlement
Published Fri, Apr 22, 2016 · 09:50 PM
San Francisco
UBER has agreed to pay up to US$100 million to settle a class-action lawsuit which resolves a major challenge to its business model by allowing the ride-hailing service to keep its California and Massachusetts drivers as independent contractors.
The lawsuit had claimed that Uber drivers are employees and thus entitled to reimbursement of expenses.
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