Case Against Uber by Drivers Is Stayed Until 21 Days After Supreme Court Decides Brock Case

Case Against Uber by Drivers Is Stayed Until 21 Days After Supreme Court Decides Brock Case by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, May 13 –    A case against Uber by drivers accusing the company of misclassifying them as independent contractors has been stayed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.    Uber pushed to compel arbitration. The drivers pointed to a case argued in the U.S. Supreme Court in March, Flowers Foods v. Brock, about whether "last-mile" delivery drivers are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act, saying it might change things.    The defense said Uber was only mentioned once in the oral argument. Inner City Press tweeted: Uber's lawyer: Uber Eats only came up once in the Supreme Court argument and the answer was No. For us, there is no unbroken stream of interstate commerce.  Judge John G. Koeltl: OK, I'll stay time to move or answer until 21 days after Brock Supreme Court decision.  The case is Harkness, et al. v. Uber Technology, Inc. 1:26-cv-933 (Koeltl) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com