An Uber Technologies Inc. attorney told to a skeptical California Supreme Court that a worker who must arbitrate their own labor law claims can’t lead a case on behalf of others.
The argument arises out of driver Erik Adolph’s dispute with Uber, with which he’d signed a contract requiring him to take any employment-related disputes to arbitration. Adolph, complaining of alleged misclassification as an independent contractor and related wage and hour violations of California Labor Code, seeks to represent other drivers under California’s unique Private Attorneys General Act, which allows individuals to sue for labor violations on the state’s behalf. ...
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