Will an arbitration provision in a services agreement between Uber and its drivers prevent the drivers from bringing a class action for being misclassified as contractors? The Ontario Superior Court recently addressed this...more
2/15/2018
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Canada ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
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Mediation ,
Misclassification ,
Service Contracts ,
Uber ,
Wage and Hour
In the latest instalment in a growing wave of employment class actions, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice denied certification of a claim for unpaid overtime wages due to fatal flaws in the plaintiff’s certification...more
North v Metaswitch Networks Corporation, 2017 ONCA 790 [Metaswitch] is the latest in a series of employee-friendly appellate level decisions where a contractual termination provision is not enforced. The Ontario Court of...more