That very issue came up when a Florida-based Uber XL driver named Darrin McGillis got in a car accident last spring and could no longer pick up passengers.

Uber drivers scored a victory Tuesday when a federal judge ruled that they could move forward with a class-action lawsuit that seeks to designate them as employees, not independent contractors.

Siding with the San Francisco-based technology giant, a Florida appeals court Wednesday upheld a decision by Gov. Rick Scott's administration that Uber drivers are independent contractors —- not ...

Campo v. Uber Technologies, Inc., 2025 WL 15388 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025) - Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for Uber ...

Carolina Arguello, 38, and her 2-year-old son Andre Sarmiento sit in the 2011 BMW she uses as a driver-operator for uberX. Peter Andrew Bosch Miami Herald staff As Uber wages its battle to change ...

Uber accused the group of conspiring to “generate an excuse to deliver unnecessary medical care, submit false insurance claims for recovery and file frivolous lawsuits to sue for non-existent ...

Miami rapper Bomb Ass Krissy has signaled her intention to file a lawsuit against Uber after a driver on the ride-hailing platform was filmed pointing a gun at her and another passenger. The video ...

A decision from the governor of Florida Thursday night said Uber drivers should be considered independent contractors instead of company employees, according to a news release.

Uber said it will now allow survivors of sexual assault and harassment by its drivers to seek justice however they choose, whether that's arbitration, mediation or open court. But there's a catch.

Uber is facing legal action over its use of facial recognition software that allegedly discriminates against people of color. Three former workers have launched employment tribunal claims in the ...

From Pensacola to Key West, the ride-sharing company Uber announced that its app-based service -- specifically its lower cost "uberX" service -- will now be available in dozens of new locations ...