Uber's London Problems Stack Up With Employment Appeal Loss
- There are two more possible avenues of appeal left for Uber
- Uber drivers sued company in London over pay, treatment
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Uber Technologies Inc. lost an appeal over whether it should pay overtime and give vacation time to its drivers, a ruling that heaps yet more pressure on the ride-sharing company in one of its most mature markets.
The original decision that gave U.K. drivers the right to more benefits was "neither inconsistent nor perverse," Judge Jennifer Eady said Friday. The San Francisco-based company said the ruling was based on incorrect evidence and that it will appeal to higher courts.