Legal Opinion
Cotter v. Lyft, Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided March 11, 2015No. Case No. 13-cv-04065-VCPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Re: Dkt. Nos. 69, 74
ORDER DENYING CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
VINCE CHHABRIA, District Judge
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The question in this case 'is whether Lyft drivers are “employees” or “independent contractors” under California law. The answer is of great consequence for the drivers, because the California Legislature has conferred many protections on employees, while independent contractors receive virtually none. The answer is also of great import to Lyft, because its business model assumes the drivers are independent contractors.
At first glance, Lyft drivers don’t seem much like employees. We generally…
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Bekele v. Lyft, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2016
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