Employment Law

580 CFRA – $200M Uber Class-Action Lawsuit: Drivers’ Rights as Employees

January 25, 2017

While Uber labels its thousands of Ontario drivers as independent contractors, numerous aspects of the working relationship actually point towards an employer-employee relationship.

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru, partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, joined host Bill Carroll on Newstalk 580 CFRA to explain why his firm has launched the $200-million class-action lawsuit on behalf of Uber Eats driver David Heller and other drivers for the multinational business.

Samfiru also reveals that anybody who wants to challenge Uber with regards to a workplace issue must actually travel 6,000 km to The Netherlands to meet them in court!

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Lior Samfiru

National Co-Managing Partner

Lior Samfiru is a Founding Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and the Practice Leader of the firm’s Labour & Employment Law Group. Known for his advocacy and success representing both employees and employers, Lior exclusively serves clients in Ontario, where his extensive experience has made him one of Canada’s most sought-after employment lawyers.

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