IKeller Rohrback Ubern November 2015, Keller Rohrback L.L.P began investigating the ridesharing companies’ employment policies and the misclassification of drivers as independent contractors. Under the present system, Uber and Lyft shift business expenses such as gas and vehicle maintenance to their workers without providing the benefits of employment, such as guaranteed minimum wage and worker’s compensation.
It was recently reported that SanrioTown, a social networking community aimed toward young fans of Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters, was subject to a hack that caused over three million users’ to have their personal information compromised. As a leader in cyber security litigation, Keller Rohrback immediately began an investigation.
Keller Rohrback is investigating recent reports that Hello Barbie, a product of Mattel, Inc., violated children’s privacy by storing conversations between the Hello Barbie doll and child on a hackable cloud. Of particular concern is the potentiality that the doll could be hacked by a predator who could talk directly with a child through the doll.
Keller Rohrback is investigating the misclassification of Uber drivers as independent contractors. Under the present system, Uber shifts business expenses to its workers without providing the benefits of employment.
Attorneys at Keller Rohrback are investigating the misclassification of Uber drivers as independent contractors. By not classifying its drivers as employees, the car service is exploiting its drivers and shifting its business expenses to its workers.
On the eve of a Seattle City Council vote that could grant collective bargaining rights to Uber drivers, Uber has sued King County and Seattle law firm Keller Rohrback L.L.P. to try to block a public records request for the number of licensed Uber drivers in Seattle.
The lawsuits recently filed against Volkswagen were consolidated on December 8th and transferred to the Northern District of California, which is in San Francisco.
