Uber Accused of Cheating the Public in Driver Suit Over Pay
- Labor lawyer argues company’s contractor model hurts taxpayers
- Ride-hailing giant says case doesn’t advance ‘public interest’
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Uber Technologies Inc. faces a new legal attack on its refusal to treat drivers as employees that depicts the company as mistreating not just them but the public at large.
A lawyer who’s been fighting the ride-hailing giant in court for six years wants a judge to now take into account the extra costs saddled on California taxpayers by Uber’s business model.