Uber and Lyft required to classify drivers as employees, judge rules

Published August 10, 2020 11:34pm ET



A judge in the San Francisco Superior Court has sided against two massive ride-sharing apps in an employment classification case.

Writing in a Monday ruling, county Judge Ethan Schulman found that drivers for Uber and Lyft should be classified as employees rather than contractors and are owed benefits that other Californians are entitled to, including minimum wage, paid rest periods, compensation for overtime work, and reimbursement for the cost of driving while on the clock.

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