Legal Opinion
Wickberg v. Lyft, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 19, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-12094-RGSPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Richard G. Stearns, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
*181Eric Wickberg is the plaintiff in this putative class action brought against Lyft, Inc. The Complaint alleges that Lyft misclassified him and other potential class members as independent contractors, rather than employees, and avoided paying them the minimum wage and overtime. Lyft now moves to stay the action and compel arbitration or, in the alternative, to strike the class allegations. For the reasons to be explained, Lyft's motion to compel arbitration will be allowed.
BACKGROUND
Lyft is a ridesharing platform that uses a smartphone…
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