(Bloomberg) — Uber Technologies Inc. won a ruling that may putoff the outcome of a bid by California drivers to be treated asemployees in a lawsuit that has grown dramatically both in size andpotential liability.
U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco on Tuesday saidhe won’t issue a final ruling following a June trial if hisdecision to add more than 100,000 drivers to the class actionhasn’t been resolved on appeal.
In his Dec. 9 ruling, the judge allowed all drivers covered bythe case to seek expense reimbursement, including as much as 57 1/2cents for every mile driven. Chen had previously allowed thedrivers to seek tips in the case.
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