Uber's $100M settlement over drivers as contractors may **t be e**ugh
 

Uber's $100M settlement over drivers as contractors may **t be e**ugh
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A $100 million settlement Uber was ordered to pay to drivers in a class-action lawsuit may **t be e**ugh, a judge said Thursday.*

Uber had agreed to pay $100 million to drivers in California and Massachusetts who sued over their status as contractors, rather than employees.*

Keeping drivers as contractors, **t eligible for benefits or other protections for full-time workers, has been instrumental in Uber's astro**mical growth and business model. Settling class-action lawsuits over the issue for $100 million allowed Uber to move forward with its business model intact.*

But a judge hinted in June that the settlement might **t be e**ugh on Uber's part. And on Thursday U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen rejected the settlement deal.* Read more...

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